# NTSB SEA71FDG26: Cessna 150, N61087, Plains, MT, April 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1971
- Place: Plains, MT · PLAINS, MT
- Location: 47.4602° N, 114.8842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plains, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4602&lon=-114.8842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FDG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FDG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1229  71/4/16    PLAINS,MONT         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N61087              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KALISPELL,MONT              MISSOULA,MONT                CAMAS HOT SPRGS,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LANDED IN PLOWED AREA ADJACENT TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61087](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61087-2016-05-16), registration cancelled 2016-05-16, S/N 15070790, built 1969 (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: Plains

## Other investigations on N61087 (1)

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 SEA75DYA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYA33), Mar 14, 1975: Cessna 150 (N61087), Salmon, ID, 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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