# Accident 19750918034859A: Cessna 150L, Kalama, WA, September 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1975
- Place: Kalama, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 46.0171° N, 122.8419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalama, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0171&lon=-122.8419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16187, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16187-2018-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 40 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76AS017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750918034859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOW ALT MANEUVERS OVR RIVER. PAX DROWNED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA76AS017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS017), Sep 18, 1975: Cessna 150L (N16187), Kalama, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N16187 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950513024989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950513024989I), May 13, 1995: Cessna 150L (N16187), Gunnison, CO, Minor damage. Landed due poor weather in a Pass. Removed by tow truck to cos. Pilot filed report. History of violations.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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