Plane Crash List

Cessna 150C N7940Z

12 July 1988 · Fort Peck, Montana, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 12 July 1988 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 150C registered N7940Z, operated by Rabenberg, John R, was involved in an accident near Fort Peck, Montana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Fort Peck, Montana, United States
Coordinates
48.0119, -106.4455
Aircraft
Cessna 150C
Registration
N7940Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Rabenberg, John R
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN88LA147

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT MADE A TAKEOFF FROM A MUDDY, DIRT, ROAD. HE SAID THAT AFTER HE BECOME AIRBORNE HE PUT HIS AIRCRAFT INTO A SHARP TURN IN ORDER TO AVOID SOME POWER LINES. ALTHOUGH HE WAS SUCCESSFUL IN AVOIDING THE POWER LINES, HE INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH HIS AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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