# Incident 19810105005999I: Cessna 150M, Richmond, VA, January 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1981, 17:45 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63143, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63143-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,450 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810105005999I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINE  DURING SIMULATED FORCED LANDING INTO SETTING SUN.

## Other reports on N63143 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830613035429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830613035429A), Jun 13, 1983: Cessna 150M (N63143), Ashland, VA, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing, bounced and lost directional control causing aircraft to run off side of runway.

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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