# Accident 19811001064559A: Cessna 150J, Waukesha, WI, October 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Waukesha, WI
- Airport: Waukesha Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0411° N, 88.2376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAUKESHA COUNTY (UES), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0411&lon=-88.2376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51046, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51046) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 49 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEP01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811001064559A

## Narrative

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

HIGH FINAL. APPLIED FULL FLAP. BECAME TOO LOW. BELIEVED ENGINE QUIT DUE TO SLOW FORWARD SPEED. CRASHED OFF AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI82FEP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEP01), Oct 1, 1981: Cessna 150J (N51046), Waukesha, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51046 (1)

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

- [Accident 20241021016859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241021016859A), Oct 21, 2024: Cessna 150J (N51046), Augusta Twp, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot flew an unstabilized approach, failed to go around, landed long and failed to stop in sufficient distance. Overran the runway and hit trees. Significant…

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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