# NTSB Accident SEA96LA208
> **Cessna 150M** · 1996-08-15 · PATERSON, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA208
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06642
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-15
- **Location:** PATERSON, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.939918, -119.659927
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150M
- **Registration:** N3882V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during a landing, which resulted in an uncontrolled ground loop/swerve.  Factors relating to the accident were: the gusty crosswind condition, and soft terrain beside the runway.

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