# Accident 19800410021469A: Cessna 150, Colusa, CA, April 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: Colusa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2000° N, 122.0095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colusa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2000&lon=-122.0095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6085G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6085G-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 115 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800410021469A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE, POWER LOSS. CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. FALED TO CHECK FOR CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 LAX80DVG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG24), Apr 10, 1980: Cessna 150 (N6085G), Colusa, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6085G (1)

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

- [Accident 19740815025429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740815025429A), Aug 15, 1974: Cessna 150K (N6085G), Chico, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd from steep apch on solo x-c.

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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