# NTSB DEN88FA097: Cessna 150, N13788, Deer Lodge, MT, April 15, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: April 15, 1988, 15:56 local (21:56 UTC)
- Place: Deer Lodge, MT
- Location: 46.3985° N, 112.7327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer Lodge, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3985&lon=-112.7327&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN88FA097
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17361/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA097

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - initial climb
  - ignition system,magneto - eroded (contributing factor)
  - ignition system,magneto - disabled (contributing factor)
- Abrupt maneuver, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed(vso) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13788](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13788-2011-02-28), registration cancelled 2011-02-28, S/N 15059776, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 59776
- Airframe hours: 3751
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E30 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Sanders, Frank C.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, December 7, 1987, 61 hours before
- Departed: 38S, DEER LODGE, MT
- Destination: 153, FORSYTH, MT
- Airport: 385, Deer Lodge City, runway 30, 4,400 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 2,053 total, 70 in this make and model, 1,116 as pilot in command, 42 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 45° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19880415009289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880415009289A), Apr 15, 1988: Cessna STC150, Deer Lodge, MT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine lost power on climbout. Stalled and crashed vertically trying to return. Worn magneto and unlocked primer.

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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