# NTSB SEA77DYE10: Cessna 150, N5911E, Gardiner, WA, March 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1977
- Place: Gardiner, WA · GARDINER, WA
- Location: 48.0498° N, 122.9157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gardiner, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0498&lon=-122.9157&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYE10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0965   77/3/6    GARDINER,WA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1065
        TIME - 1730                    N5911E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1057 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIAMOND POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT TOWNSEND,WA            GARDINER,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SWERVED,CAME TO REST INVERTED ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5911E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5911E), registered now, S/N 17411 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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: Diamond Point

## 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 19770306004649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770306004649A), Mar 6, 1977: Cessna 150, Gardiner, WA, Substantial damage. Swerved,came to rest inverted on rwy.

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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