Cessna 150L accident near S. Sioux City, Nebraska, February 7, 1983
On February 7, 1983 at about 11:00 pm local time, a Cessna 150L, registered N1911F, was substantially damaged in an accident near S. Sioux City, Nebraska (Martin Field). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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 7, 1983 · about 11:00 pm local time
- Place
- S. Sioux City, Nebraska · Martin Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · all 150Ls on the register
- Registration
- N1911F · registry record · serial 150-72-164
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT DURING LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE INEXPERIENCED STUDENT PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT TOO HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY NEAR THE CENTERLINE BUT STRAYED LEFT STILLIN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 20 MPH. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.
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 single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 900 hours in all; 460 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 700 as pilot in command; 450 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,640 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 30, 1982; 13 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 14, 3,770 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 130° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 800 ft
- Temperature: 16°F (-9°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:51 pm from SUX, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N1911F the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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