# Accident 20220925016089A: Cessna 150L, Hamilton, WA, September 25, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2022, 12:30 local time
- Place: Hamilton, WA
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4068° N, 122.0335° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4068&lon=-122.0335&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7471G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7471G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,811 total, 500 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220925016089A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2022, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AS PILOT IN COMMAND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED CONCRETE AIRPORT (3W5) AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL TIME. DURING THIS LEG OF FLIGHT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PLAN WAS TO FLY SOUTH THROUGH A MAJOR VALLEY, THEN TURN WEST THROUGH A MINOR DRAINAGE TOWARDS HIS DESTINATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MISTAKENLY TURNED INTO A DRAINAGE NORTH OF HIS INTENDED TARGET, WITH RISING TERRAIN, GRADUALLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAITED TOO LONG BEFORE REALIZING HIS MISTAKE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK TREES DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO TURN AROUND. APPROXIMATE LOCATION: 48.41499,-122.02744.

## 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 WPR22LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA360), Sep 25, 2022: Cessna 150L (N7471G), Lyman, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to exit the valley with rising terrain and failure to maintain clearance from 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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