Cessna 150H accident near Caldwell, Idaho, August 30, 1988
On August 30, 1988, a Cessna 150H, registered N23204, was substantially damaged in an accident near Caldwell, Idaho (Hubler airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. 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 October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 30, 1988
- Place
- Caldwell, Idaho · Hubler · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H · all 150Hs on the register
- Registration
- N23204 · registry record · serial 15068789
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT FLEW TO HUBLER FIELD (A PVT 2800' STRIP) & LANDED. AFTER LANDING ON RWY 10, HE TAXIED BACK TO THE APCH END & TOOK OFF AGAIN. AS THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING, ABOUT 60' OVER TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END, IT ROLLED ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT, ENTERED A STEEP DESCENT & CRASHED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE WING FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED. ACCORDING TO THE ACFT HANDBOOK, NORMAL TAKEOFFS SHOULD BE MADE WITH THE FLAPS FULLY RETRACTED & ONLY 10 DEG OF FLAPS SHOULD BE USED FOR SHORT OR SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS. THE TEMP & DENSITY ALT WERE 96 DEG & 5450', RESPECTIVELY.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 274 hours in all; 17 in this make and model; 16 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days; 225 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Unknown (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,606 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 2, 1988; 28 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 64U
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 10, 2,800 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 035° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 97°F (36°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:50 pm from BOI, 19 miles away
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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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 SEA88FA166.