# Accident 19830721059149A: Cessna 150E, Issaquah, WA, July 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1983, 14:20 local time
- Place: Issaquah, WA
- Airport: Seattle Skyport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4991° N, 121.9992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4991&lon=-121.9992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6272T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6272T-1986-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 98 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830721059149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON GLIDER TOW. CRASH LANDED IN A HIGHWAY DITCH. NO FLAPS USED ON LANDING. NO ENGINE DEFECTS NOTED

## 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 SEA83LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA155), Jul 21, 1983: Cessna 150E (N6272T), Issaquah, 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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