# NTSB MKC83LA012: Cessna 150, N51183, Nichols, IA, September 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 13, 1982, 18:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place: Nichols, IA
- Coordinates: 41.469268, -91.300331 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4693&lon=-91.3003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72014/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA012

## Sequence of events

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

- Roll over, taxi - from landing
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51183-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 15069824, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 150-69824
- Airframe hours: 1983
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820913057859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820913057859A), Sep 13, 1982: Cessna 150J, Nichols, IA, Substantial damage. Taxied into a soft spot on Private strip. Wind caught under raised wing. Aircraft nosed over inverted.

## Other investigations on N51183 (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC76DCD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD44), May 27, 1976: Cessna 150J (N51183), Muscatine, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72DCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCD02), Jul 6, 1971: Cessna 150J (N51183), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage

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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