# NTSB SEA71FYE34: Cessna 150, N3235J, Issaquah, WA, June 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1971
- Place: Issaquah, WA · ISSAQUAH, WA
- Location: 47.5462° N, 122.0581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Issaquah, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5462&lon=-122.0581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FYE34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FYE34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2113   71/6/9    ISSAQUAH,WASH       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 210
        TIME - 0915                    N3235J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,WASH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LDG IN FIELD 702 FT IN LENGTH.20 FT TREES ON APCH END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3235J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3235J-2015-05-13), registration cancelled 2015-05-13, S/N 15065935, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3235J (2)

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 ANC12CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA045), Jun 3, 2012: Cessna 150G (N3235J), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB ANC92LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA047), Mar 15, 1992: Cessna 150G (N3235J), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

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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