# NTSB SEA76FYC31: Cessna 150L, N19426, Sandy, OR, February 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1976
- Place: Sandy, OR · SANDY, OR
- Location: 45.3981° N, 122.2688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3981&lon=-122.2688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYC31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0608  76/2/18  NR.SANDY,OR           CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1002                    N19426              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROUTDALE,OR                RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- REASON FOR LANDING ATTEMPT UNKNOWN. PLT STATED HE BECAME ILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19426](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19426-1980-07-28), registration cancelled 1980-07-28, S/N 15074414, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19760218005749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760218005749A), Feb 18, 1976: Cessna 150L, Sandy, OR, Substantial damage. Reason for landing attempt unknown. Plt stated he became ill.

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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