# Accident 19820521019179A: Cessna 150F, Delano, PA, May 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1982, 22:46 local time
- Place: Delano, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8398° N, 76.0608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8398&lon=-76.0608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8244S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 148 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820521019179A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON A DARK NIGHT IN FOG AND RAIN. VFR PILOT HAD CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. POSSIBLE INCAPACITAION.

## 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 NYC82FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA103), May 22, 1982: Cessna 150F (N8244S), Delano, PA, 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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