# NTSB SEA81DYA22: Cessna 150M, N714GQ, Driggs, ID, August 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1981
- Place: Driggs, ID · DRIGGS, ID
- Location: 43.7298° N, 111.1050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Driggs, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7298&lon=-111.1050&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2667  81/8/13    DRIGGS,ID           CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0025                    N714GQ              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 43, 1552 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            505 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TETON PEAKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          REXBURG,ID                  RETURN                       DRIGGS,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LN ON DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714GQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714GQ-1984-03-30), registration cancelled 1984-03-30, S/N 15079168 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Teton Peaks

## 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 19810813049179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813049179A), Aug 13, 1981: Cessna 150M, Driggs, ID, Substantial damage. Instructor allowed student to become too low on night approach. Struck wires short of runway. Nosed over on impact

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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