ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355918
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 May 1997 |
| Time: | 10:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8093F |
| MSN: | 15064193 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plains, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (S34) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he encountered gusting crosswind conditions during a landing in a Cessna 150 with a tailwheel conversion. The pilot could not maintain directional control of the airplane. The airplane ground looped and the right wing contacted terrain. The right wing, right lift strut and fuselage were substantially damaged.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident were gusts and crosswinds.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA97LA101
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 April 1996 | N8093F | Private | 0 | Plains, MT | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 17:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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