# NTSB SEA71DWA18: Cessna 150, N60306, Gaston, OR, August 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1970
- Place: Gaston, OR · GASTON, OR
- Location: 45.4349° N, 123.1451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaston, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4349&lon=-123.1451&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180869
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DWA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DWA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3311  70/8/31    GASTON,OREG         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1150                    N60306              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAURELWOOD ACDMY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GASTON,OREG                 WALLA WALLA,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- 500FT OF RWY UNUSABLE.PWR LINES,BLDGS,SHARPLY RISING TERRAIN E OF FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60306](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60306-1973-02-06), registration cancelled 1973-02-06, S/N 15070213 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Laurelwood Acdmy

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.

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