# Accident 19810907056009A: Cessna 150K, Daggett, CA, September 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Daggett, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8633° N, 116.8881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daggett, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8633&lon=-116.8881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5986G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5986G-1982-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907056009A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW OVER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN.  DOWNDRAFT FORCED AIRPLANE INTO GROUND.  FLIPPED OVER ON IMPACT.

## 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 LAX81DUG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG48), Sep 7, 1981: Cessna 150 (N5986G), Daggett, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N5986G (1)

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

- [Accident 19730810024589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730810024589A), Aug 10, 1973: Cessna 150K (N5986G), Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Tanker parked in taxiway used by students.

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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