# NTSB SEA76FYC19: Cessna 150F, N8352G, Portland, OR, September 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1975
- Place: Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYC19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3037  75/9/11  NR.PORTLAND,OR        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 2150                    N8352G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TROHS MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EUGENE,OR                   RETURN                       TACOMA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED BRIGHT NIGHT LDG ON UNLIGHTED AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8352G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8352G-1976-05-27), registration cancelled 1976-05-27, S/N 15062452, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Trohs Memorial

## 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 19750911031609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750911031609A), Sep 11, 1975: Cessna 150F, Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted bright night ldg on unlighted airport.

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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