# NTSB SEA87LA055: Cessna 150E, N3079J, Joseph, OR, February 8, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 8, 1987, 12:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Joseph, OR
- Coordinates: 45.300357, -117.090911 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3004&lon=-117.0909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA87LA055
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40591/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA055

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - panic, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PLT WAS ON FIRST FLIGHT OF SEASON. AFTER TWO HOURS FLYING, LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON DRY HARD-SURFACE RUNWAY IN SLIGHT TAILWIND. DURING ROLL-OUT, LEFT DRIFT DEVELOPED. USE OF RIGHT BRAKE CAUSED TAIL OF ACFT TO LIFT. PLT APPLIED BOTH BRAKES AND ACFT NOSED OVER INVERTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3079J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3079J), registered now, S/N 15061179, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15061179
- Airframe hours: 4390
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James W. Kilgore
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 14, 1986
- Airport: 4S3, Joseph State, runway 33, 3,800 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 335 total, 64 in this make and model, 283 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 43 °F

## 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 19870208002529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870208002529A), Feb 8, 1987: Cessna 150E, Joseph, OR, Substantial damage. The aircraft nosed over during a downwind landing. Pilot misapplied brakes.

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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