SEA78FYE15

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Camano Island, WA · March 12, 1978

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 12, 1978
Place
Camano Island, WA · CAMANO ISLAND, WA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7495GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 12, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780312006849A
Case key
143255

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0556  78/3/12    CAMANO ISLAND,WA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 136
        TIME - 1210                    N7495G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STREV-AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SNOHOMISH,WA                CAMANO ISLAND,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ATTMPTD APCH TO SUB-MARGINAL STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N7495G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Strev-Air

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.