# NTSB SEA80DYM36: Cessna 150M, N63448, Yamhill, OR, May 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1980
- Place: Yamhill, OR · YAMHILL, OR
- Location: 45.3408° N, 123.1845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yamhill, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3408&lon=-123.1845&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYM36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0633  80/5/17    YAMHILL,OR          CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1820                    N63448              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 1063 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            310 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING M RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDEPENDENCE,OR             YAMHILL,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- UN CLEAR RISING TRRN.HILLS BOTH SIDES OF DEPARTURE PATH.HIT TREES 3MI WEST OF ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63448](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63448-1983-01-10), registration cancelled 1983-01-10, S/N 15077322 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying M Ranch

## 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 19800517015389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517015389A), May 17, 1980: Cessna 150M, Yamhill, OR, Substantial damage. Instructor delayed starting go-around & aircraft crashed into trees off departure end of runway.

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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