# Accident 19811005065609A: Cessna 150K, Pottsville, PA, October 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1981, 15:15 local time
- Place: Pottsville, PA
- Airport: Zerby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6799° N, 76.2092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6799&lon=-76.2092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6385G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FGT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005065609A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD AT A CRAB ANGLE, IMPACT SEVERED NOSE GEAR.  MADE A GO AROUND LANDED MINUS NOSE WHEEL, NOSED 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 NYC82FGT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT02), Oct 5, 1981: Cessna 150K (N6385G), Pottsville, PA, 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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