# Accident 19960814045269A: Cessna 150M, Patterson, WA, August 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1996, 17:07 local time
- Place: Patterson, WA
- Airport: Columbia Crest Winery Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9399° N, 119.6599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9399&lon=-119.6599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3882V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3882V-2021-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960814045269A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. SKIDDED SIDEWAYS DIPPING A WING. EXITED RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR FOLDED WING HIT GROUND.

## 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 SEA96LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA208), Aug 15, 1996: Cessna 150M (N3882V), Paterson, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during a landing, which resulted in an uncontrolled ground loop/swerve. Factors relating to the accident were: the gusty…

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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