# NTSB SEA73FYI12: Cessna 150, N6561G, Roseburg, OR, March 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1973
- Place: Roseburg, OR · ROSEBURG, OR
- Location: 43.2236° N, 123.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roseburg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2236&lon=-123.3520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73FYI12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYI12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0144   73/3/6    ROSEBURG,OREG       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N6561G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSEBURG,OREG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSEBURG,OREG               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT SOFT MUDHOLE OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6561G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6561G), registered now, S/N 15072061, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Roseburg,Oreg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730306003569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730306003569A), Mar 6, 1973: Cessna 150L, Roseburg, OR, Substantial damage. Hit soft mudhole off rwy.

## Other investigations on N6561G (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 CHI74DEC38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEC38), Apr 20, 1974: Cessna 150 (N6561G), Mason, MI, substantial damage

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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