Cessna 150M accident near Emerado, North Dakota, February 27, 1983
On February 27, 1983 at about 8:15 pm local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N704HP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Emerado, North Dakota. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 27, 1983 · about 8:15 pm local time
- Place
- Emerado, North Dakota · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N704HP · no longer on the register · serial 15078626
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT MADE A FORCED LANDING DUE TO WEATHER WHICH INCLUDED ICING AND LOW CEILINGS. ACCORDING TO THE PLT. THE ACFT WOULD NO LONGER HOLD LEVEL FLT DUE TO ICING AND AFTER THE ACFT BROKE OUT AT 300-350 FT AGL HE LANDED AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLT HAD RECEIVED TWO WEATHER BRIEFINGS. THE FIRST INDICATED VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED. THE FLT WAS DELAYED AND AFTER A LATER BRIEFING WHICH SHOWED SOME IMPROVED WEATHER BUT STILL MARGINAL IN SOME AREAS THE PLT DECIDED TO GO.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 349 hours in all; 91 in this make and model; 53 in the last 90 days; 301 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,120 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 7, 1982
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 4MN3 Hallock MN at 7:40 pm
- Destination: MVE Montevideo MN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded
- Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:55 pm from GFK, 12 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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