- Date
- March 9, 1985, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N495RACessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850309015309A
- Case key
- 21694
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Analysis
Student pilot was on a solo cross country flight from siloam springs ar. To Miami, ark. And return. The pilot had landed at Miami previously. He had started his takeoff run when a wind gust caused the aircraft to veer left. The aircraft went off the runway with the wheels pants nose gear being full of mud. The aircraft nosed over inverted the pilot was not injured. The aircraft received substantial damage. Pilot stated he had checked weather for trip prior to departure from siloam springs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N495RA
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15067052
- Engine
- Continental O-200 A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas J. Dixon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 19, 1984
- Departed
- MIO · Miami, OK
- Destination
- SLG · Siloam Springs, AR
- Airport
- MIO · Miami Muni, runway 17, 4,600 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 31 total · 31 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 8 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.