# Accident 19810321031539A: Cessna 150M, Port Orchard, WA, March 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1981, 17:25 local time
- Place: Port Orchard, WA
- Airport: Port Orchard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4323° N, 122.6679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORT ORCHARD (4WA9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4323&lon=-122.6679&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45552, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45552-1993-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 62 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FYE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYE22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810321031539A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO LEAN MIXTURE, RAN OUT OF FUEL SHORT OF DESTINATION. STRUCK MAIL BOXES WHILE LANDING ON A ROAD.

## 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 SEA81FYE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYE22), Mar 21, 1981: Cessna 150 (N45552), Port Orchard, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N45552 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930809029179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930809029179A), Aug 9, 1993: Cessna 150M (N45552), Julian, CA, Destroyed. Tried to avoid wires while flying in a canyon. Struck side of canyon. Density altitude and over gross weight factor

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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