Cessna 150 N60761

Summary

On 20 March 1982 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N60761, operated by Westwind Avation of Sabetha, I, was involved in an accident near Sabetha, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 March 1982 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Sabetha, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Sabetha Muni (K83)

Coordinates

39.8990, -95.7891

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N60761

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Westwind Avation of Sabetha, I

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

York → Sabetha

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82DA048

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT INITIATED A LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 1 WITH THE WIND FROM 280 DEGREES AT 18, GUSTING 25 KNOTS. HE ENTERED FINAL APPROACH IN A CRAB AND WAS LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY. WHEN OVER THE THRESHOLD, THE PLANE STARTED TO DRIFT RIGHT. IT SETTLED TO THE GROUND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED INTO A FIELD. THE PLANE HAD NEARLY STOPPED WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL ENCOUNTERED A SOFT SPOT AND A GUST OF WIND RAISED THE LEFT WING AND THE TAIL. THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.