# NTSB SEA75DTI19: Cessna 150, N50632, Wh.Sulphur Spg, MT, February 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1975
- Place: Wh.Sulphur Spg, MT · WH.SULPHUR SPG, MT
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DTI19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DTI19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0269  75/2/16    WH.SULPHUR SPG,MT   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N50632              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE SULPHUR SPR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HELENA,MT                   RETURN                       WH.SULPHUR SPG,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND 400FT SHORT IN DEEP SNOW.UNAUTH LDG ON X-C.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50632](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50632-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N 15069448, 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: White Sulphur Spr

## 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 19750216001839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750216001839A), Feb 16, 1975: Cessna 150J, Wh.Sulphur Spg, MT, Substantial damage. Lnd 400FT short in deep snow. Unauth ldg on x-c.

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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