# NTSB SEA81FYA06: Cessna 150F, N3576L, Caldwell, ID, November 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1980
- Place: Caldwell, ID · CALDWELL, ID
- Location: 43.6455° N, 116.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6455&lon=-116.6607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3372  80/11/29   CALDWELL,ID         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 255
        TIME - 0045                    N3576L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONTARIO,OR                  CALDWELL,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DISTRACTED BY HEAD SET & LOST CTL. RECOVERED NEAR GRND & HIT PWR LINES. HEAVY FOG IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3576L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3576L-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 15062376, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Caldwell

## 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 19801129083079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801129083079A), Nov 29, 1980: Cessna 150F, Caldwell, ID, Substantial damage. Student pilot not endorsed for flight, lost control of airplane while landing in near zero visibility.

## Other investigations on N3576L (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA67F0056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0056), May 26, 1966: Cessna 150 (N3576L), Portland, OR, substantial damage

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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