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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A150M · Tacoma, WA · July 3, 1987

Date
July 3, 1987 · 10:57 local
Place
Tacoma, WA
Airport
Tacoma Narrows
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9815J
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87LA198
Reported as
Cessna A150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
60 total3 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tried to go around by dumping flaps. Aircraft stalled. Hit runway. Pilot blames inadequate checkout in type.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO GO AROUND BY DUMPING FLAPS. AIRCRAFT STALLED. HIT RUNWAY. PILOT BLAMES INADEQUATE CHECKOUT IN TYPE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.