# NTSB DEN87LA076: Cessna 150M, N2848V, Cavalier, ND, March 28, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 28, 1987, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Cavalier, ND
- Coordinates: 48.789237, -97.619056 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7892&lon=-97.6191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN87LA076
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17183/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA076

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS LANDING WITH A CROSS WIND. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND DRIFTED INTO SNOW BANK ALONG THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF IN THE COLLISION WITH THE SNOW BANK AND THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED INTO THE FIREWALL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2848V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2848V-1988-10-06), registration cancelled 1988-10-06, S/N 15076300 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15076300
- Airframe hours: 2740
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: John R. Halldorson
- Registered owner: John R. Haldorson
- Last inspection: Annual, February 28, 1987, 50 hours before
- Airport: ND06, Cavalier Municipal, runway 34, 2,570 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 28 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 19 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GFK, 53 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870328007609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870328007609A), Mar 28, 1987: Cessna 150M, Cavalier, ND, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit a snowbank during an attempted go around. The aircraft landed hard and veered off runway heading.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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