# Accident 19810822051129A: Cessna 150M, Wyoming, IL, August 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1981, 18:45 local time
- Place: Wyoming, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0638° N, 89.7729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wyoming, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0638&lon=-89.7729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66298, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66298-1981-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 238 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEV34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822051129A

## Narrative

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

LOW PASS OVER TRAP-SHOOT AREA FOR PICTURES. STALLED ON PULL-UP. CRASHED IN NEARBY LAKE.

## 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 CHI81FEV34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV34), Aug 22, 1981: Cessna 150M (N66298), Wyoming, IL, 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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