Cessna 150G N3719J

Summary

On 26 March 1998 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N3719J, operated by ROB C. Murray, was involved in an accident near Hailey, Idaho, 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.

Date

26 March 1998 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hailey, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Friedman Memorial (SUN)

Coordinates

43.5696, -114.2108

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N3719J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

ROB C. Murray

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA98LA053

Nobody was injured.

A fractured nosewheel steering linkage bolt, which permitted the nosewheel steering linkage to become disconnected, and the student pilot's subsequent failure to restore directional control by use of differential wheel braking.

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

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The student pilot reported that after a normal landing with a left crosswind of about 5 knots, the airplane began veering to the left after the nosewheel came down. The pilot stated he attempted to return to centerline using right rudder, but that the airplane kept veering left. The airplane went off the left side of the runway and into snow, where it flipped over. An FAA investigator who performed a post-accident examination found a broken nosewheel steering linkage bolt. The student pilot had about 26 hours total pilot time, including about 4 hours of solo time. The airplane is equipped with wheel brakes actuated by the toes of the rudder pedals.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.