Flying M Ranch Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Yamhill, Oregon 97148
Saturday, May 6, 1989 15:30 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED ACFT TO STALL ON FINAL APPROACH. THE ACFT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY INTO A FENCE. THE PAX WAS ALSO A STUDENT PILOT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/6/1989
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1530
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City YAMHILL
Event State OREGON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 97148
Event Date Year 1989
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport FLYING M RANCH
Event Location Nearest Airport ID OR05
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 448
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Witness
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 21
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 204
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date May 6 1989 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1950
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 38523
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 12:42PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6575G
NTSB Number SEA89LA081
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 150
Aircraft Series Identifier 150
Aircraft Serial Number 15072075
Certified Max Gross Weight 1600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 5 1989 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 2
Airframe Hours 4868
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name LINDA J BRELIN
Aircraft Owner Street Address 24493 SE FILBERT
Aircraft Owner City EAGLE CREEK
Aircraft Owner State OR
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 97022
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name LINDA J. BRELIN
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 24493 SE FILBERT RD
Operator City EAGLE CREEK
Operator State OR
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 97022
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code 559
Departure City ESTACADA
Departure State OR
Departure Country
Departure Time 1430
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code AST
Destination City ASTORIA
Destination State OR
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Approach
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 26
Runway Length 2130
Runway Width 40
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --