# NTSB SEA74DYE36: Cessna 150, N5861G, Kelso, WA, January 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1974
- Place: Kelso, WA · KELSO, WA
- Location: 46.1168° N, 122.8865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelso, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1168&lon=-122.8865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYE36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0425  74/1/25    KELSO,WASH          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N5861G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 82 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WASH                VANCOUVER,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      43
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          260                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- BECAME LOST IN KNOWN MARGINAL WEA.FLEW INTO MTN. RECOVERY DATE 1/26/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5861G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5861G-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 15071361 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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 19740125001899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740125001899A), Jan 25, 1974: Cessna 150K, Kelso, WA, Destroyed. Became lost in known marginal wea. Flew into mtn. Recovery date 1/26/74.

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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