ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360667
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| Date: | Saturday 26 March 1994 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5537E |
| MSN: | 17037 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3973 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodland, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Salem, OR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT THE CONCLUSION OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, IN A NEWLY PURCHASED AIRPLANE, THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRPLANE DROPPED IN ALTITUDE. HE DOES NOT RECALL ANY FURTHER EVENTS. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE STALLED AT 40 FEET AGL AND 50 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN IN A 40 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, BOUNCED AND BROKE INTO THREE PIECES.
Probable Cause: AIRSPEED WAS NOT MAINTAINED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA94LA091
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 January 1961 | N5537E | Scotia Flying Club | 0 | Humboldt Bay, CA | |
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| 16-Mar-2024 09:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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