# NTSB FTW82FPA05: Cessna 150, N117NS, Hillsboro, TX, November 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1981
- Place: Hillsboro, TX · HILLSBORO, TX
- Location: 32.0078° N, 97.1157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0078&lon=-97.1157&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123377
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FPA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2584  81/11/17 NR.HILLSBORO,TX       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1810                    N117NS              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   TEMPLE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FOG FORCASTED AT DESTN AT NGTFALL.ENCTRD RAPIDLY FORMING FOG BFR ARRIVAL.NOSE WHL HIT TERRACE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N117NS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117NS-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 15075574, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811117074389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811117074389A), Nov 17, 1981: Cessna 150L, Hillsboro, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot encountered dense unforecast ground fog on solo crosscountry. Landed in a farm field. Nosed over.

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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