Cessna 150F accident near Gleneden Beach, Oregon, May 19, 1984
On May 19, 1984 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Cessna 150F, registered N6511F, was destroyed in an accident near Gleneden Beach, Oregon. It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 19, 1984 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Gleneden Beach, Oregon · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F · all 150Fs on the register
- Registration
- N6511F · no longer on the register · serial 15063111
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
TWO WITNESSES OBSERVED THE STUDENT PLT IN THE ACFT AT ABOUT 1500 PDT. THEY REPORTED THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE WX TO CLEAR & THAT THEY TRIED TO GET THE STUDENT TO SPEND THE NIGHT INSTEAD OF LEAVING, BUT THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED, BUT THERE WERE NO KNOWN WITNESSES. PARTS OF THE ACFT WRECKAGE WERE FOUND ON GLENEDEN BEACH & THEY WERE IDENTIFIED AS BEING FROM N6511F. HOWEVER, THE STUDENT PLT WAS NOT FOUND. HE WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN FATALLY INJURED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 18 hours in all; 18 in this make and model; 6 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,000 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: S45 Gleneden Beach OR at 10:00 pm
- Destination: S95 Vancouver WA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 800 ft
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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