# NTSB SEA74FYG14: Cessna 150F, N8678S, La Crosse, WA, September 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1973
- Place: La Crosse, WA · LA CROSSE, WA
- Location: 46.7955° N, 117.9178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaCrosse, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7955&lon=-117.9178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FYG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3175   73/9/4    LA CROSSE,WASH      CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N8678S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA CROSSE,WASH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT A GRAIN SILO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8678S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8678S-1973-10-03), registration cancelled 1973-10-03, S/N 15061978, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Farm Strip

## 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 19730904024969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904024969A), Sep 4, 1973: Cessna A150K, La Crosse, WA, Destroyed. Acft hit a grain silo.

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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