# Accident 19950625049259A: Cessna 150, Meacham, OR, June 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1995, 08:30 local time
- Place: Meacham, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5204° N, 118.4390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5204&lon=-118.4390&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 150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950625049259A

## Narrative

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

(-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 MANEUVERING ROOM IN THE AREA HE WAS IN TO RECOVER FROM ANY UNEXPECTED EMERGENCIES.

## 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 SEA95LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA132), Jun 25, 1995: Cessna 150M (N66727), Meachem, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS THE MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN CONDITION.

## Other reports on N66727 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880320006439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320006439A), Mar 20, 1988: Cessna 150M (N66727), Fox, OR, Substantial damage. Unable to maintain flying speed on climb. Flew under powerlines grazing a road sign. Continued to destination.
- [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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