# Accident 19790129001809A: Cessna 150, La Grande, OR, January 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1979, 19:20 local time
- Place: La Grande, OR
- Airport: La Grande
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3240° N, 118.0855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grande, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3240&lon=-118.0855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6528G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6528G-1989-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,221 total, 80 in this make and model, 237 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790129001809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT A SNOWDRIFT ON A NIGHT LANDING.

## 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 SEA79DYM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM14), Jan 29, 1979: Cessna 150 (N6528G), La Grande, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6528G (1)

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

- [Accident 19870609019189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870609019189A), Jun 9, 1987: Cessna 150L (N6528G), The Dalles, OR, Substantial damage. Student on solo crosscountry flight crashed short of runway on approach in gusty winds. Inadequate CFI supervision.

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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