# NTSB SEA74AS010: Cessna 150L, N5316Q, Pendleton, OR, August 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1973
- Place: Pendleton, OR · PENDLETON, OR
- Location: 45.6756° N, 118.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pendleton, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6756&lon=-118.8195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1915  73/8/26  NR.PENDLETON,OREG     CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 0943                    N5316Q              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PENDLETON,OREG               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- CRASHED ON CANYON WALL IN LOCAL PRACTICE AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5316Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5316Q-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 15073216 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730826026439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730826026439A), Aug 26, 1973: Cessna 150L, Pendleton, OR, Substantial damage. Crashed on canyon wall in local practice area.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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