# NTSB SEA75AS034: Cessna 150L, Albany, OR, March 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: March 14, 1975
- Place: Albany, OR · ALBANY, OR
- Location: 44.6269° N, 123.0967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, May 1, 1975
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0574  75/3/14    ALBANY,OR           CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N5331Q              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBANY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,OR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS ON LOW BASE LEG.
```

## Sequence of events

- Approach

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5331Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5331Q-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: ALBANY MUNI
- FAA reports: 19750314009599A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750314009599A) (OpenAirDocs)

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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