# NTSB SEA78FA050: Cessna 150F, N6735F, Lynden, WA, July 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1978
- Place: Lynden, WA · LYNDEN, WA
- Location: 48.9480° N, 122.4589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynden, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9480&lon=-122.4589&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FA050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2404  78/7/30    LYNDEN,WA           CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 115
        TIME - 1215                    N6735F              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LYNDEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALDERWOOD MANOR,WA          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREMATURE FLAP RETRACTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ATTMPTD  GO-AROUND WITH CARB HEAT ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6735F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6735F-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 15063335 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lynden

## 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 19780730027359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780730027359A), Jul 30, 1978: Cessna A150K, Lynden, WA, Destroyed. Attmptd go-around with carb heat on.

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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