# NTSB SEA78FYE15: Cessna 150, N7495G, Camano Island, WA, March 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1978
- Place: Camano Island, WA · CAMANO ISLAND, WA
- Location: 48.1915° N, 122.5152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camano Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1915&lon=-122.5152&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYE15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7495G-2014-11-18), registration cancelled 2014-11-18, S/N 15074669, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Strev-Air

## 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 19780312006849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780312006849A), Mar 12, 1978: Cessna A150K, Camano Island,W, WA, Substantial damage. Attmptd apch to sub-marginal strip.

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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