# Accident 19790721028749A: Cessna 150J, Sisters, OR, July 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1979, 15:15 local time
- Place: Sisters, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2924° N, 121.5530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sisters, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2924&lon=-121.5530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51321, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51321-1982-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 107 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721028749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER, ACFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING BY STUDENT PILOT.

## 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 SEA79FYM52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM52), Jul 21, 1979: Cessna 150 (N51321), Sisters, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51321 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750430011889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750430011889A), Apr 30, 1975: Cessna 150J (N51321), Chemult, OR, Substantial damage. Rwy closed. Acft nosed over in mud. Student plt on unauth x-c flt.

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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