# Incident 19990814024539I: Cessna 150J, North Bend, OR, August 14, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1999, 09:30 local time
- Place: North Bend, OR
- Airport: North Bend Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4072° N, 124.2345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4072&lon=-124.2345&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60051, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60051-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990814024539I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 14, 1999 AT 1:52 AM PDT, MR. LEO C. SYLER, PILOT CERTIFICATE #002528271, AND A FRIEND WERE OBSERVED BY NORTH BEND POLICE OFFICERS AS INTOXICATED ON THE NORTH BEND AIRPORT PROPERTY. MR. SYLER AWOKE AND AT 9:30 AM PDT DECIDED TO TAKE HIS FRIEND FOR A RIDE IN THE CE-150-J, N60051. AIRPORT EMPLOYEE MS. JEXRA JOY, CONCERNED ABOUT MR. SYLER FLYING INTOXICATED, CALED AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO ROC. AS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, COOS COUNTY SHERIFF DAN LOONEY APPROACHED N60051 AND ASKED IF THE PILOT WOULD SUBMIT TO A BREATHALYZER TEST; HE AGREED. NORTH BEND POLICE WERE SUMMONED TO THE AIRPORT TO GIVE THE BREATHALYZER TEST. THE RESULTS WERE .05; ABOVE THE LEGAL LIMIT.

## Other reports on N60051 (2)

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

- [Accident 20010331006649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010331006649A), Mar 31, 2001: Cessna 150J (N60051), Fortuna, CA, No damage. (.19) On March 31, 2001, approx. 0800 hours PST, a Cessna 150J, N60051, was substantially damaged when it collided with the pacific ocean near Fortuna, CA.…
- [Accident 19730801022139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730801022139A), Aug 1, 1973: Cessna 150J (N60051), Ashland, KS, Substantial damage. PIC disoriented lost directional control during t/o roll.

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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