# Accident 19820808054749A: Cessna 150M, Forks, WA, August 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1982, 22:45 local time
- Place: Forks, WA
- Airport: Forks
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7909° N, 124.2591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7909&lon=-124.2591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9368U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 157 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808054749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME LOST AND REQUESTED HELP FROM FSS. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO FOG AND PILOT LOST CONTROL CAUSING CRASH.

## 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 SEA82DA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA138), Aug 9, 1982: Cessna 150 (N9368U), Forks, WA, destroyed

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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