- Date
- June 23, 1984, 16:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Fall City, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3184VCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840623057639A
- Case key
- 39943
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Analysis
The plt was approaching a strange arpt with a rwy elevation of 140 ft and surrounding terrain of 1000 to 3000 ft. the plt said as he approached the threshold he felt the acft was too high so he executed a go-around. With the flaps at 20 degrees he said his climb rate was only 200 fpm. After reaching 1000 ft MSL he decided that the acft would not clear thetrees so 'he shut the acft down' and crash landed in some small trees. The density atl was computed as being 2000 ft. he recommended a longer lower apch to the arpt or an acft capable of a greater rate of climb. The acft engine was checked and found to be within normal operating limits.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3184V
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076411
- Airframe hours
- 4,262
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Center "O" Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- TIW · Tacoma, WA
- Destination
- 1WA6 · Fall City, WA
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
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 211 total · 105 in this make and model · 163 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 7 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.