# NTSB SEA75DYC20: Cessna 150, N23015, St Paul, OR, October 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1974
- Place: St Paul, OR · ST PAUL, OR
- Location: 45.2122° N, 122.9772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2122&lon=-122.9772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYC20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4053  74/10/19   ST PAUL,OREG        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N23015              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROUTDALE,OREG              AURORA,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED IN SOFT FIELD,SICK PAX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23015](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23015), registered now, S/N 15068678, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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

## 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 19741019038939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741019038939A), Oct 19, 1974: Cessna 150H, St Paul, ID, Substantial damage. Plt landed in soft field,sick pax.

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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