# NTSB SEA79DYK26: Cessna 150, N61030, Burns, OR, August 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1979
- Place: Burns, OR · BURNS, OR
- Location: 43.5883° N, 119.0613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burns, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5883&lon=-119.0613&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYK26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYK26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1594   79/8/3  NR.BURNS,OR           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 8000
        TIME - 1030                    N61030              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OARDS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BURNS,OR                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61030](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61030), registered now, S/N 15070748, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oards 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 19790803021679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803021679A), Aug 3, 1979: Cessna 150, Burns, OR, Substantial damage. Acft veered off rwy on lndg roll. Pilots reported no right brake. Found brake defective.

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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