# NTSB SEA75DYE48: Cessna 150, N8364J, Blaine, WA, June 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1975
- Place: Blaine, WA · BLAINE, WA
- Location: 48.9872° N, 122.7488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9872&lon=-122.7488&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYE48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYE48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2448  75/6/18    BLAINE,WA           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1405                    N8364J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAINE,WA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT ON 1ST SOLO.LOW ON APCH,STRUCK UNMARKED WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8364J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8364J-2018-05-21), registration cancelled 2018-05-21, S/N 15066264, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Blaine

## 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 19750618016529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750618016529A), Jun 18, 1975: Cessna 150G, Blaine, WA, Substantial damage. Student plt on 1st solo. Low on apch,struck unmarked wires.

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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