# Accident 19760627020019A: Cessna 150M, Brightwood, OR, June 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1976
- Place: Brightwood, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 45.3762° N, 122.0167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brightwood, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3762&lon=-122.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45611, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45611-1977-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 45 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYC59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760627020019A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.LOST CTL IN ATTEMPTED TURNAROUND.NO EVIDENCE OF ENG MALFUNCTION.

## 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 SEA76DYC59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC59), Jun 27, 1976: Cessna 150M (N45611), Brightwood, OR, destroyed

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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