# Accident 19970620015379A: Cessna 150H, Sweet Home, OR, June 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1997
- Place: Sweet Home, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 44.3597° N, 122.6910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3597&lon=-122.6910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6599S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970620015379A

## Narrative

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

(.19) SEE NTSB #SEA97LA146

## 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 SEA97LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA146), Jun 20, 1997: Cessna 150H (N6599S), Sweet Home, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and his inadequate inflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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