# NTSB SEA75DYA33: Cessna 150, N61087, Salmon, ID, March 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1975
- Place: Salmon, ID · SALMON, ID
- Location: 45.1744° N, 113.8948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salmon, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1744&lon=-113.8948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0384  75/3/14    SALMON,ID           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N61087              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALMON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSOULA,MT                 SALMON,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT SNOWBANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61087](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61087-2016-05-16), registration cancelled 2016-05-16, S/N 15070790, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Salmon

## 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 19750314004569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750314004569A), Mar 14, 1975: Cessna 150J, Salmon, ID, Substantial damage. Hit snowbank.

## Other investigations on N61087 (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA71FDG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FDG26), Apr 16, 1971: Cessna 150 (N61087), Plains, MT, substantial damage

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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