# Accident 19781210041089A: Cessna A150K, Astoria, OR, December 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1978
- Place: Astoria, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 46.1875° N, 123.8148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Astoria, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1875&lon=-123.8148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8339M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8339M-1982-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781210041089A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED INTENT TO FLY OUT TO SEA UNTIL FUEL EXH.OBSVD BY USCG TO DIVE INTO SEA.

## 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 SEA79FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA017), Dec 10, 1978: Cessna 150K (N8339M), Astoria, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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