# Accident 19850721049209A: Cessna 150G, Columbia, CA, July 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1985, 21:15 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1095° N, 120.3791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1095&lon=-120.3791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2209J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 263 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850721049209A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AFTER UPHILL TAKEOFF INTO RISING TERRAIN. LOW CYLINDER COMPRESSION, WORN SPARK PLUGS AND VALVE SEATS.

## 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 LAX85FA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA328), Jul 22, 1985: Cessna 150G (N2209J), Columbia, CA, 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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