# Accident 19880320006439A: Cessna 150M, Fox, OR, March 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1988, 15:15 local time
- Place: Fox, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6488° N, 119.1441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fox, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6488&lon=-119.1441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66727, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66727-1997-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 65 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320006439A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED ON CLIMB. FLEW UNDER POWERLINES GRAZING A ROAD SIGN. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.

## 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 SEA88LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA066), Mar 20, 1988: Cessna 150 (N66727), Fox, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66727 (2)

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

- [Accident 19950625049259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950625049259A), Jun 25, 1995: Cessna 150 (N66727), Meacham, OR, Destroyed. (-16) The pilot explained that he got caught in a down draft. We feel he WA too close to the ground in a deep valley to begin with. He did not have enough…
- [Incident 19870218008079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870218008079I), Feb 18, 1987: Cessna STC150 (N66727), Pendleton, OR, Minor damage. The engine failed in the traffic pattern. Gear collapsed on landing beside runway due to traffic. Carburetor ice.

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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