# Accident 19830827059219A: Cessna 150F, Lake Samish, WA, August 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1983, 13:40 local time
- Place: Lake Samish, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7294° N, 122.4792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7294&lon=-122.4792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7751F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7751F-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,005 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830827059219A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED WHILE FLYING LOW OVER A LAKE. AIRCRAFTS REGISTRATION AND DATA PLATE CHANGED ILLEGALLY.

## 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 SEA83FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA186), Aug 27, 1983: Cessna 150F (N7751F), Bellingham, 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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