- Date
- September 13, 1990, 23:15 local (Sep 14, 1990, 06:15 UTC)
- Place
- Prospect, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3420VCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900913039619A
- Case key
- 41127
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper altitude during his approach. The dark night condition was a contributing factor.
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.
Analysis
The airplane collided with trees aprx 200 yds se of the airport during a night visual approach. The collision path was oriented along a heading of 010 deg; while apparently approaching rwy 02. A resident in the area reported that at 2400 he had noted an overcast layer and light misting conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3420V
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076497
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lloyd R. Martin
- Departed
- MFR · Medford, OR
- Airport
- 64S · Prospect State
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
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- MFR, 28 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.