DEN88LA060

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Reynolds, ND · February 1, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
February 1, 1988, 16:45 local (22:45 UTC)
Place
Reynolds, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N11312Cessna 150L
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report March 30, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880201001709A
Case key
17444

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanicalClimb
Weather condition - temperature extremesFactor
Low pass - performedPilot in command
Climb - initiatedPilot in command
Carburetor heat - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
Throttle/power control - abruptPilot in commandCause
Forced landingDescent - emergency
Nose overLanding - flare/touchdown
Terrain condition - snow coveredCause
Landing gear,nose gear - separation

Aircraft

Registration
N11312
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15075319
Airframe hours
3,683
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Nodak Flying Club
Registered owner
Galaxy Aviation, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · October 10, 1987 · 31 hours before
Departed
GFK · Grand Forks, ND
Airport
NA01 · Jenson, runway 35, 2,500 × 50 ft, snow

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
29
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
65 total · 39 in this make and model · 32 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
280° at 9 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
10 °F, dew point 19 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
GFK, 19 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.