# Accident 19801030063929A: Cessna 150K, Coatesville, PA, October 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1980, 09:15 local time
- Place: Coatesville, PA
- Airport: Chester Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9852° N, 75.8190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coatesville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9852&lon=-75.8190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6040G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6040G-1980-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801030063929A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED DESCENDING IN SLOW CIRCLES TO GROUND IMPACT. PILOT REMEMBERS NOTHING. POSSIBLE PILOT INCAPACITATION.

## 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 NYC81FHD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD06), Oct 30, 1980: Cessna 150K (N6040G), Coatsville, PA, destroyed

## Other reports on N6040G (1)

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

- [Accident 19750618021469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750618021469A), Jun 18, 1975: Cessna 150K (N6040G), Coatesville, PA, Substantial damage. Bounced lndg lndd nose first.

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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