# NTSB SEA71FVQ21: Cessna 150H, N7135S, Cotage Grove, OR, April 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1971
- Place: Cotage Grove, OR · COTAGE GROVE, OR
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FVQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FVQ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0087   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7135S-1972-01-31), registration cancelled 1972-01-31, S/N 15067835 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cottage Grove

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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