# Accident 19810724045249A: Cessna 150H, Blue River, OR, July 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Blue River, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1546° N, 122.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue River, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1546&lon=-122.3412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6551S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6551S-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 461 total, 450 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724045249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA DURING MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## 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 SEA81FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA048), Jul 24, 1981: Cessna 150H (N6551S), Blue River, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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