# NTSB SEA77DYE56: Cessna 150, N60194, Eastsound, WA, August 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1976
- Place: Eastsound, WA · EASTSOUND, WA
- Location: 48.6968° N, 122.9055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eastsound, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6968&lon=-122.9055&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYE56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3284   76/8/1    EASTSOUND,WA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N60194              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTSOUND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EASTSOUND,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      330
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           4                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW INTO LOW CLOUDS,STRUCK TREES ON HILLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60194](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60194-2013-03-26), registration cancelled 2013-03-26, S/N 15070139, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Eastsound

## 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 19760801034879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801034879A), Aug 1, 1976: Cessna 150J, Eastsound, WA, Substantial damage. Plt flew into low clouds,struck trees on hills

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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