Cessna 150 accident near Cambridge, Minnesota, June 8, 1982
On June 8, 1982 at about 11:00 pm local time, a Cessna 150, registered N714HY, was destroyed in an accident near Cambridge, Minnesota (Cambridge airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made September 29, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 8, 1982 · about 11:00 pm local time
- Place
- Cambridge, Minnesota · Cambridge
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · all 150s on the register
- Registration
- N714HY · registry record · serial 255548
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE PANICKED AT ABOUT 400 FEET AGL AND DECIDED TO LAND IN A PLOWED FIELD. DURING THE LANDED SEQUENCE THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database and is rewritten in plain English only where the NTSB used codes; the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI82DA202.