# NTSB SEA78FYP12: Cessna 150L, N6615G, Electric City, WA, February 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1978
- Place: Electric City, WA · ELECTRIC CITY, WA
- Location: 47.9128° N, 119.0436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Electric City, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9128&lon=-119.0436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYP12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0261  78/2/27    ELECTRIC CITY,WA    CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 176
        TIME - 2017                    N6615G              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND COULEE DAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELECTRIC CITY,WA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TKOF INTO SPARSLEY LIGHTED TERRAIN.PLT HAD 3 HRS NIGHT 4 TENTHS HR INSTRUMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6615G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6615G-1981-10-20), registration cancelled 1981-10-20, S/N 15072115 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grand Coulee Dam

## 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 19780227002409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227002409A), Feb 27, 1978: Cessna A150K, Electric City, WA, Destroyed. Tkof into sparsley lighted terrain. Plt had 3 hrs night 4 tenths hstrument.

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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