Cessna 150M accident near Ashley, ND
On October 21, 2004, a Cessna 150M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ashley, ND. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 21, 2004
- Place
- Ashley, ND
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 46.024°N, 99.353°W
- NTSB ID
- 20041101X01732
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 20, 2004, about 1910 central daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N63439, piloted by a non-instrument rated private pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain near Ashley, North Dakota. A post impact fire occurred. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Night marginal visual meteorological conditions to instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from the Bemidji-Beltrami County Airport, near Bemidji, Minnesota, about 1700 and was destined for an unconfirmed airport in South Dakota. A lineman at the departure airport stated: The pilot came up to the counter at Bemidji Aviation at approximately 4:40 p.m. on 10/20/04. The pilot was wearing a "Drakes" Blackduck High School sweatshirt. I asked him how the job was going, I knew he was the principal at Blackduck High School. He said, "O'kay." The pilot said he was looking forward to a pheasant hunt in North Dakota. I asked him where he was going and he said it was along the North Dakota/South Dakota border on this side of the Missouri River. The pilot's spirits were very high, he had heard some very good hunting reports for that area. He asked to have his plane, N63439, topped off with 100LL. He also purchased 2 quarts of 15/50 oil and a Twin Cities sectional. While waiting for the fuel the pilot sat at the DTN weather computer. When the pilot came back to the counter he expressed concern with the weather, "It's a little down between here and there." When the fuel tic
Probable cause
The non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions and his not maintaining aircraft control during cruise flight. Factors present were the night condition and low ceilings.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
