Cessna 150 accident near Bandon, Oregon, September 10, 1984
On September 10, 1984, a Cessna 150, registered N111HT, was substantially damaged in an accident near Bandon, Oregon (Bandon State airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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
- September 10, 1984
- Place
- Bandon, Oregon · Bandon State · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · all 150s on the register
- Registration
- N111HT · registry record · serial 15066558
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT INDICATED THAT 15 MINUTES HAD BEEN FLOWN ON THE FULL FUEL TANK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. THE PLT DEPARTED AT 1330 ON A SITESEEING FLT AROUND THE LOCAL AREA. AFTER 3.7 HRS OF FLIGHT, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 34, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT DECIDED THAT HE COULD NOT CLEAR THE TREES AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY, SO HE EXECUTED AND EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CRANBERRY FIELD. ON TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 130 hours in all; 12 in this make and model; 21 in the last 90 days; 83 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,128 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 1, 1984; 70 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: S05 Bandon OR at 8:30 pm
- Destination: SO5 Bandon OR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number SEA84LA225.