# Accident 19801222078399A: Cessna 150K, Wright, WY, December 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1980, 16:45 local time
- Place: Wright, WY
- Airport: Durham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7492° N, 105.4948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wright, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7492&lon=-105.4948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6458G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6458G-2013-04-30) (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 150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801222078399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS SEAT CAME LOOSE DURING LANDING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL & SUBSEQUENT CRASH.

## 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 DEN81FTC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC06), Dec 22, 1980: Cessna 150K (N6458G), Wright, WY, substantial damage

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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