# NTSB SEA70DXM02: Cessna 150, N51369, Rexburg, ID, January 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1970
- Place: Rexburg, ID · REXBURG, ID
- Location: 43.8229° N, 111.7910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rexburg, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8229&lon=-111.7910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70DXM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DXM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0267   70/1/7    REXBURG,ID          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N51369              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REXBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          IDAHO FALLS,ID              IDAHO FALLS,ID               REXBURG,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ICY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- MISTOOK FLD FOR ARPT. SOLO XC WITHOUT PREVIOUS DUAL XC TO AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51369](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51369), registered now, S/N 15069956 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rexburg

## Other investigations on N51369 (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 SEA98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA022), Dec 10, 1997: Cessna 150J (N51369), Silverdale, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Ice accumulation in the carburetor throat. Factors include conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing, an inoperative starter due to a separated pull-to-start knob, and soft terrain at the…
- [NTSB DEN73FTM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTM09), Sep 20, 1972: Cessna 150J (N51369), Ogden, UT, 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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