# NTSB SEA80DYA21: Cessna 150, N11617, Horseshoe Bend, ID, August 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1980
- Place: Horseshoe Bend, ID · HORSESHOE BEND, ID
- Location: 43.9158° N, 116.1998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horseshoe Bend, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9158&lon=-116.1998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1673   80/8/9    HORSESHOE BEND,ID   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 771
        TIME - 1705                    N11617              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKER,OR                    HORSESHOE BEND,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND ON ABANDONED ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11617](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11617-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 15075571, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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

## 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 19800809034759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809034759A), Aug 9, 1980: Cessna 150L, Horseshoe Bend, ID, Substantial damage. Landed on abonadoned dirt road. Over controlled braking action on one wheel, ran off side of road.

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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