SEA82DA124

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Corvallis, OR · July 22, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
July 22, 1982, 00:00 local (07:00 UTC)
Place
Corvallis, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8168UCessna 150M
Weather
Night/dark
Status
Completed · report July 22, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820722050549A
Case key
70351

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Analysis

At 0830 PDT on 7/22/82, the aircraft was found near the approach end of runway 35 resting on its nose with the nose gear broken. Operator personnel reported that it had been stolen sometime after 2200 PDT on the night before. Also during that time, someone had burglarized a fixed base operator on the airport. A key for one of the fbo's aircraft, a Grumman, was found in the damaged Cessna. The person that took the aircraft was not found, no injury is presumed.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Light condition - nightFactor
Stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - performedPilot in commandFactor
Level off - improperPilot in commandCause
Nose gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown
Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Aircraft

Registration
N8168U
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15077905
Airframe hours
3,364
Engine
Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 91
Operator
Organ State Univ. F.C.
Registered owner
Organ State Univ. F.C.
Departed
CVO · Corvallis, OR
Airport
CVO · Corvallis, runway 35, 5,067 × 150 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Medical
Unknown, Unknown

Weather

Conditions
Night/dark

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N8168U · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.