# Accident 19900920041259A: Cessna 150L, Portland, OR, September 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1990, 13:45 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland Troutdale Airport
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5202° N, 122.3496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5202&lon=-122.3496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18677, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18677-2018-03-12) (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: 590 total, 253 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900920041259A

## Narrative

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

PHOTOGRAPHER PASSENGER WALKED INTO PROP AFTER EXITING AIRCRAFT WITH ENGINE IDLING. WAS CHECKING ON HELICOPTER WASH.

## 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 SEA90LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA192), Sep 20, 1990: Cessna 150L (N18677), Troutdale, OR, no damage. Probable cause: PASSENGERS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TURNING PROPELLER. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION TO A HELICOPTER ON THE GROUND NEARBY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING.

## Other reports on N18677 (2)

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

- [Accident 20120314004179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120314004179A), Mar 14, 2012: Cessna 150L (N18677), Ranier, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Approx. 1730 pacific daylight time N18677, CE-150, with a flight instructor and student onboard collided with a tree about 3 miles northwest of goble, OR.both…
- [Incident 20080504833749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080504833749I), May 4, 2008: Cessna 150L (N18677), Portland, OR, No damage. (-23) N18677 was transitioning over Portland International Airport (pdx) for landing at pearson airport (vuo) when the pilot reported to pdx tower that he ran…

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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