# Accident 19931005037679A: Cessna STC150, Sandy, OR, October 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1993, 16:50 local time
- Place: Sandy, OR
- Airport: Sandy River Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3794° N, 122.2298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3794&lon=-122.2298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3071J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3071J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,650 total, 12 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931005037679A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG DOWNHILL. GROUND LOOPED THE TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA94LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA009), Oct 5, 1993: Cessna 150E (N3071J), Sandy, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING THE LANDING. THE LACK OF ADEQUATE RUNWAY ALIGNMENT MARKING WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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