# Accident 19870414009309A: Cessna 150L, Alderwood, WA, April 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1987, 17:45 local time
- Place: Alderwood, WA
- Airport: Martha Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8005° N, 122.2809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8005&lon=-122.2809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5437Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5437Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870414009309A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN PAST MID FIELD DOWNWIND ON SECOND SOLO FLIGHT. DEPARTED RUNWAY IN SOFT GROUND AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA87LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA081), Apr 15, 1987: Cessna 150L (N5437Q), Alderwood, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5437Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910121000789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910121000789A), Jan 21, 1991: Cessna 150L (N5437Q), Alderwood Manor, WA, Substantial damage. Struck trees and crashed during night takeoff. Flaps full down after accident. CFI medical and biennial not current

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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