# NTSB SEA72FYC25: Cessna 150, N7011S, Forest Grove, OR, December 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1971
- Place: Forest Grove, OR · FOREST GROVE, OR
- Location: 45.5261° N, 123.1099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forest Grove, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5261&lon=-123.1099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FYC25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYC25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3582  71/12/18   FOREST GROVE,OREG   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1210                    N7011S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSBORO,OREG              FOREST GROVE,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ATMTD TO LND ON 1300FT STRIP OVER TALL TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7011S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7011S-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 15067711, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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
- Airport: Pvt Strip

## Other investigations on N7011S (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 LAX00LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA290), Aug 9, 2000: Cessna 150H (N7011S), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate preflight planning which included improper fuel consumption calculations that led to fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power during takeoff.

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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