SEA71FVQ21

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Cotage Grove, OR · April 1, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 1, 1971
Place
Cotage Grove, OR · COTAGE GROVE, OR
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7135SCessna 150H
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
132913

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0087   71/4/1    COTAGE GROVE,OREG   CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1301                    N7135S              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTAGE GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUGENE,OREG                 COTAGE GROVE,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSD TURNING,PITCHED UP-DWN SEVERAL TIMES.NOSE HI TURN BFR DSCNT.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.22PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7135S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cottage Grove

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.