# Accident 19811219089239A: Cessna 150M, Kelso, WA, December 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1981, 12:34 local time
- Place: Kelso, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1168° N, 122.8865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelso, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1168&lon=-122.8865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6043K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6043K-1982-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811219089239A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED AN ACCELERATED STALL AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHILE SPOTTING CATTLE. ROLLED OVER AND DIVED STRAIGHT IN. GUSTY WIND

## 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 LAX82FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA030), Dec 19, 1981: Cessna 150 (N6043K), Kelso, WA, destroyed, 2 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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