# NTSB SEA79FA001: Cessna 150H, N22421, Omak, WA, October 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1978
- Place: Omak, WA · OMAK, WA
- Location: 48.4224° N, 119.5307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omak, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4224&lon=-119.5307&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3020   78/10/6   OMAK,WA             CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 6 TOTAL
        TIME - 1220                    N22421              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OMAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAK,WA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- MAX GROSS WT EXCEEDED BY 108.3LBS. AT TKOF FWD CG EXCEEDED BY 5.6IN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22421](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22421-2014-09-16), registration cancelled 2014-09-16, S/N 15068269, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Omak

## 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 19781006034189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006034189A), Oct 6, 1978: Cessna A150K, Omak, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Max gross wt exceeded by 108.3LBS. At tkof fwd CG exceeded by 5.6

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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