# Accident 20040801018789A: Cessna 150C, Mazama, WA, August 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2004, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mazama, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6494° N, 120.5019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6494&lon=-120.5019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7815Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7815Z-2007-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150C (registry code 2071808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 110 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040801018789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LOST RIVER AIRPORT, A GRAVEL-STRIP AT 2415 FEET ELEVATION, AND LENGTH OF 3150 FEET. TEMPERATURE WAS REPORTED TO BE 92 DEGREES, WITH 23% HUMIDITY AND WIND AT ABOUT 6 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB ENOUGH TO SAFELY CLEAR TERRAIN, AND PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND AIRCRAFT IN CREEKBED LOCATED ABOUT 150 YARDS FROM END OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. DENSITY ALTITUDE FACTORS ARE A MAJOR CONSIDERATION IN THIS ACCIDENT, WITH POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFTS AND/OR WIND A POSSIBLE INFLUENCE.

## 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 SEA04LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA134), Aug 1, 2004: Cessna 150C (N7815Z), Mazama, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the weather conditions and his failure to maintain the initial takeoff climb, which resulted in a collision with trees during an emergency 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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