# Accident 19810222004799A: Cessna 150F, Princeton, MA, February 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Princeton, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4487° N, 71.8773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4487&lon=-71.8773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6975F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6975F-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,728 total, 1,563 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222004799A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF, NO WEATHER CHECK. FLEW INTO CLOUDS, CLIMBED ON TOP. LET DOWN THROUGH HOLE, HIT TREES. VISIBILITY 500 FEET

## 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 NYC81FNE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE11), Feb 22, 1981: Cessna 150 (N6975F), Princeton, MA, 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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