# NTSB SEA79DYP27: Cessna 150, N3312J, Garfield, WA, June 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1979
- Place: Garfield, WA · GARFIELD, WA
- Location: 47.0102° N, 117.1395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garfield, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0102&lon=-117.1395&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYP27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1641   79/6/7    GARFIELD,WA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1605                    N3312J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRINNELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARFIELD,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- HIT AIR TRACTOR N8590S,MINOR DMG,THEN RAN INTO DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3312J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3312J), registered now, S/N 15066012, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Grinnell

## 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 19790607017569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607017569A), Jun 7, 1979: Cessna 150, Garfield, WA, Substantial damage. Hit parked acft while taxiing after landing. Opened throttle, acft hit ditch, nosed over.

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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