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Cessna 150 N18583

18 January 1991 · Rolla, North Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 January 1991 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N18583, operated by Buchmiller Avaition, was involved in an accident near Rolla, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Rolla, North Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Rolla (06D)
Coordinates
48.8492, -99.6098
Aircraft
Cessna 150
Registration
N18583
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Buchmiller Avaition
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Garrison → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI91LA075

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

COMPENSATION FOR WIND WAS INADEQUATE ANAD DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAIN BY THE PIC. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, GUSTY CROSSWIND, AND A SNOWBANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A SNOW PACKED RUNWAY, WITH A GUSTY CROSSWIND, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST ON THE ROLL OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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