- Date
- April 6, 1974
- Place
- Molalla, OR · MOLALLA, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61365Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740406011229A
- Case key
- 124808
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1375 74/4/6 MOLALLA,OREG CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N61365 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUTCHINSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MULINO,OREG MOLALLA,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 40 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- GUSTING TO 35 MPH,10 DEG R X-WIND.ACFT OBS VERY NOSE HI AFTER PWR APPLIED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61365
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hutchinson
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N61365 · 1
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