# Accident 19810605030579A: Cessna 150K, Astoria, OR, June 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1981, 15:45 local time
- Place: Astoria, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1875° N, 123.8148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Astoria, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1875&lon=-123.8148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6251G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6251G-1989-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 71 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605030579A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT OVER CLOUD LAYER THEN LET DOWN THROUGH CLOUDS. SAW TREES. EMPANNAGE STRUCK TREES ON PULL-UP.

## 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 SEA81DYM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM27), Jun 5, 1981: Cessna 150 (N6251G), Astoria, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6251G (1)

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

- [Accident 19880510014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880510014009A), May 10, 1988: Cessna STC150 (N6251G), Yamhill, OR, Substantial damage. Made hard 3 point landing. Gear broke, aircraft nosed over hitting a fence. Pilot stated he experienced adverse wind

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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