# Accident 19760515015289A: Cessna 150J, Clackamas, OR, May 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1976
- Place: Clackamas, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.4076° N, 122.5704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clackamas, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4076&lon=-122.5704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61263, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61263-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 120 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYC47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760515015289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT REPRTD ENG FAILED. INV SHOW NO REASON FOR A FAILURE. INTENTIONAL GRND LOOP TO AVOID DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA76DYC47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC47), May 15, 1976: Cessna 150 (N61263), Clackamas, OR, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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