Cessna 150M accident near St. Clair, Pennsylvania, August 7, 1983
On August 7, 1983, a Cessna 150M, registered N707CF, was substantially damaged in an accident near St. Clair, Pennsylvania. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was 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
- August 7, 1983
- Place
- St. Clair, Pennsylvania · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N707CF · registry record · serial 15078739
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A X-COUNTRY FLT WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED REDUCED VISIBILITY WITH FOG & HAZE. HE TRIED TO LOCATE AN ARPT BY FLYING TIME & DISTANCE OFF OF A VOR STATION. HE CIRCLED IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE HE THOUGHT THE ARPT WAS AT, THEN ELECTED TO LAND BEFORE NIGHTFALL. WHILE MAKING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, THE ACFT HIT A TRENCH & NOSED OVER. THE TRENCH WAS OBSCURED BY VEGETATION & APPROACHING DARKNESS.
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: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 47 hours in all; 30 in this make and model; 18 in the last 90 days; 32 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Findley IN at 6:20 pm
- Destination: Latrobe PA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 27°F (-3°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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