# NTSB SEA76DYC47: Cessna 150, N61263, Clackamas, OR, May 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1976
- Place: Clackamas, OR · CLACKAMAS, OR
- Location: 45.4076° N, 122.5704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clackamas, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4076&lon=-122.5704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYC47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2408  76/5/15    CLACKAMAS,OR        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 141
        TIME - 1600                    N61263              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OREGON CITY,OR              VANCOUVER,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT REPRTD ENG FAILED. INV SHOW NO REASON FOR A FAILURE. INTENTIONAL  GRND LOOP TO AVOID DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61263](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61263-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 15070927, 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

## 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 19760515015289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760515015289A), May 15, 1976: Cessna 150J, Clackamas, OR, Substantial damage. Plt reprtd eng failed. Inv show no reason for a failure. Intentional grnd loop to avoid ditch.

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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