# Accident 19960412007169A: Cessna 150F, Speiden Island, WA, April 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1996, 19:30 local time
- Place: Speiden Island, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5299° N, 123.0602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5299&lon=-123.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171RJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 503 total, 82 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960412007169A

## Narrative

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

TRIED DEPART SHORT STRIP. UNABLE LIFT SPEED ON DOWNHILL WET GRASS. ABORTED. WENT OVER EMBANKMENT INTO TREES.

## 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 SEA96LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA080), Apr 13, 1996: Cessna 150 (N171RJ), Spiden Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an unsuitable airstrip for the landing and subsequent takeoff, and his delay in aborting the takeoff, which resulted in an overrun and collision with an embankment and trees.…

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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