# NTSB SEA76AS017: Cessna 150L, N16187, Kalama, WA, September 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1975
- Place: Kalama, WA · KALAMA, WA
- Location: 46.0171° N, 122.8419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalama, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0171&lon=-122.8419&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3063  75/9/18  NR.KALAMA,WA          CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 100
        TIME - 1315                    N16187              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YAKIMA,WA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LOW ALT MANEUVERS OVR RIVER. PAX DROWNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16187](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16187-2018-03-22), registration cancelled 2018-03-22, S/N 15073532, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19750918034859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750918034859A), Sep 18, 1975: Cessna 150L, Kalama, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Low alt maneuvers ovr river. Pax drowned.

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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