- Date
- September 13, 1982, 18:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Nichols, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N51183Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820913057859A
- Case key
- 72014
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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.
Roll over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Analysis
The pilot taxiied into a soft spot on his private airstrip which raised the wing. The wind got under the wing and flipped the aircraft over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51183
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150-69824
- Airframe hours
- 1,983
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wesley Stalkfleet
- Registered owner
- Wesley Stalkfleet
- Departed
- Nichols, IA
- Destination
- Nichols, IA
- Airport
- Private Strip
N51183Registration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 251 total · 153 in this make and model · 225 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 171 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N51183 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.