# NTSB SEA7LFTI01: Cessna 150G, N3094S, Wise River, MT, July 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1975
- Place: Wise River, MT · WISE RIVER, MT
- Location: 45.7944° N, 112.9438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wise River, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7944&lon=-112.9438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA7LFTI01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA7LFTI01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2598   75/7/3    WISE RIVER,MT       CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N3094S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHALLIS,ID                  BUTTE,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PREVIOUS LDG DUE TO WATER IN FUEL.TKOF FM HWY,HIT SIGNPOST.CERTIFICATE NOT ENDORSED FOR X-C.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3094S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3094S-1976-06-02), registration cancelled 1976-06-02, S/N 15066994, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750703018029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750703018029A), Jul 3, 1975: Cessna 150G, Wise River, MT, Substantial damage. Previous ldg due to water in fuel. Tkof fm hwy,hit signpost. Certificate not endorsed for 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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