NTSB CHI85LA167 — 1985-04-18 · HUTCHINSON, Minnesota, United States

Current FAA registration · N66479

Make / Model: CESSNA 150M
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A8C684

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N66479 Cessna 150M None

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON HIS 2ND SOLO FLT AFTER BEING ENDORSED FOR FLT IN THE CESSNA 150 ACFT. DURING A LANDING, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN WINDS THAT HE REPORTED WERE FROM 080 DEGS AT 7 KTS. THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY & WENT IN A DITCH WHERE THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA167.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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