# Accident 19811007066179A: Cessna 150H, Worth, NY, October 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1981, 21:10 local time
- Place: Worth, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7842° N, 75.8777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worth, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7842&lon=-75.8777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6445S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6445S-1997-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811007066179A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO TREES ON A DARK NIGHT IN LOW CEILING, RAIN AND FOG. NIGHT VISION IMPAIRED BY CARBON MONOXIDE.

## 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 NYC82FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA002), Oct 7, 1981: Cessna 150H (N6445S), Worth, NY, destroyed, 1 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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