# NTSB SEA77DYP36: Cessna 150H, N8863R, Nespelem, WA, August 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1977
- Place: Nespelem, WA · NESPELEM, WA
- Location: 48.1669° N, 118.9721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nespelem, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1669&lon=-118.9721&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYP36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYP36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2787   77/8/6    NESPELEM,WA         CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1810                    N8863R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SPOKANE,WA                  KENT,WA                      EPHRATA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- 1ST SOLO XC.BECAME LOST,LANDED LONG ON AG STRIP.HIT FENCE,NOSED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8863R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8863R-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 15067388 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ag Strip

## 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 19770806026149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770806026149A), Aug 6, 1977: Cessna 150H, Nespelem, WA, Substantial damage. 1St solo xc. Became lost,landed long on ag strip. Hit fence,nosed over.

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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