Cessna 150 accident near Amboy, WA
On June 10, 1998, a Cessna 150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Amboy, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 10, 1998
- Place
- Amboy, WA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.931°N, 122.441°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10424
NTSB summary
On June 9, 1998, approximately 1700 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150, N7759E, crashed near Amboy, Washington, substantially damaging the aircraft and fatally injuring the private pilot/owner of the aircraft, who was its sole occupant. The departure and destination points of the accident flight were not determined, but an acquaintance of the pilot stated that the aircraft was kept at Sutton's Private Airstrip, which is located in Amboy about 4 to 5 miles from the crash site. Daylight visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the 14 CFR 91 personal flight. Witnesses told an on-site FAA investigator that they observed the airplane make an approach to a small private grass airstrip adjacent to the crash site in an easterly direction, then begin a go-around late in the approach. (The airstrip is east-west oriented and 800 feet long, and has trees at both ends and on both sides. The airstrip owner, who stated he was a friend of the accident pilot, told on-scene investigators the airstrip is one-way, with approaches to the east and takeoffs to the west, and that the accident pilot was familiar with operations at the airstrip.) The witnesses reported that the aircraft was below the tops of power poles in the area at this point, and estimated its height as between 30 and 50 feet above ground level. They reported that during the attempted go-around, the airplane began a right turn, and that in this turn the airplane's right wingtip dragged the ground and the airplane crashed into a field. The following weather conditions were reported at Port
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude and/or clearance from terrain during a go-around attempt. Factors included a short landing area and trees in the landing area.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
