SEA79FTI06

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Stevensville, MT · January 31, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 31, 1979
Place
Stevensville, MT · STEVENSVILLE, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N10903Cessna 150L
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790131001939A
Case key
137673

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0099  79/1/31    STEVENSVILLE,MT     CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N10903              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEVENSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEVENSVILLE,MT             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N10903
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stevensville

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.