Cessna 150L accident near Lapine, Oregon, October 14, 1984
On October 14, 1984 at about 10:30 pm local time, a Cessna 150L, registered N11849, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lapine, Oregon. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 14, 1984 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- Lapine, Oregon · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · all 150Ls on the register
- Registration
- N11849 · registry record · serial 15075675
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT RECIEVED INFLT WX BRIEF. PRESENT LOCATION AND NEXT REPORTING STATION WERE VFR, NO KNOWN ADVERSE WX BETWEEN. EN ROUTE, PLT ENCOUNTERED IMC. FUEL COMSUMED IN MANEUVERING TO AVIOD WX PRECLUDED RETURN TO KNOWN VFR AIRFIELD. PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT AN ABANDONED AIRSTRIP. ON LANDING ROLL, LEFT WING STRUCK A SMALL TREE THAT HAD GROWN ADJACENT TO THE STRIP.
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: 275 hours in all; 196 in this make and model; 122 in the last 90 days; 155 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,275 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 10, 1984; 60 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Enterprise Flying Club INC
The flight
- Departed from: RDD Redding CA at 7:45 pm
- Destination: RDM Redmond OR
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 355° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 4,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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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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 SEA85LA009.