# NTSB SEA79DTA07: Cessna 150, N50281, Scobey, MT, January 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1979
- Place: Scobey, MT · SCOBEY, MT
- Location: 48.7904° N, 105.4206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scobey, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7904&lon=-105.4206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DTA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0110  79/1/29    SCOBEY,MT           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 1605                    N50281              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOBEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOBEY,MT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- L BRAKE DISC FROZE. PLT HAD .5 SOLO TIME. TEMP ZERO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50281](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50281-1980-05-29), registration cancelled 1980-05-29, S/N 15069192 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scobey

## 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 19790129000019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790129000019A), Jan 29, 1979: Cessna 150, Scobey, MT, Substantial damage. Acft brakes locked due to ice on brakes during touch and go landing. Acft struckssnow bank on edge of runway.

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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