- Date
- January 20, 1971
- Place
- Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N50618Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159918
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0515 71/1/20 BILLINGS,MONT CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 15 TOTAL TIME - 1444 N50618 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BILLINGS,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 35 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND FORCAST 20-25K.DRG LDG TWR RPTD WINDS W GUSTING 48K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50618
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Logan
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Other investigations on N50618 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB GAA20CA010Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFallon, NVThe pilot's improper preflight fuel planning and quantity inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, a forced landing on unsuitable terrain, and a subsequent nose-over.NTSB SEA84LA183Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBurley, IDThe acft made a forced landing in a potato field and nosed over after the engine lost power. The plt said she used carburetor heat when the engine started running rough. The engine did not immediately improve but was running in surges from 1800-2200 RPM. The…