# NTSB SEA74FYC45: Cessna 150, N5809E, Grand Ronde, OR, April 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1974
- Place: Grand Ronde, OR · GRAND RONDE, OR
- Location: 45.0738° N, 123.6210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Ronde, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0738&lon=-123.6210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FYC45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1249  74/4/12    GRAND RONDE,OREG    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N5809E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - C.ANDERSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWBERG,OREG                GRAND RONDE,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- CAR ON ROAD ADJ TO APCH END OF RWY.UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5809E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5809E-2013-05-10), registration cancelled 2013-05-10, S/N 17309, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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: C.Anderson Field

## 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 19740412009539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740412009539A), Apr 12, 1974: Cessna 150, Grand Ronde, OR, Substantial damage. Car on road adj to apch end of rwy. Uncontrolled arpt.

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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