# NTSB SEA77DYC09: Cessna 150, N60855, Cornelius, OR, November 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1976
- Place: Cornelius, OR · CORNELIUS, OR
- Location: 45.5189° N, 123.0509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cornelius, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5189&lon=-123.0509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYC09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYC09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3615   76/11/7   CORNELIUS,OR        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 570
        TIME - 0930                    N60855              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORNELIUS,OR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- AFTER START,ACFT MOVED FWD STRIKING FUEL STORAGE TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60855](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60855), registered now, S/N 15070622, 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
- Airport: Skyport

## 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 19761107037279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761107037279A), Nov 7, 1976: Cessna 150J, Cornelius, OR, Substantial damage. After start,acft moved fwd striking fuel storage tank.

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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