# Accident 19870129001279A: Cessna 150J, Vancouver, WA, January 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1987, 15:40 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7204° N, 122.7399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7204&lon=-122.7399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50922, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50922-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,196 total, 373 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870129001279A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS HEARD EXPLOSIVE SOUND, SAW AIRCRAFT FALLING MINUS RIGHT WING. WING SEPARATED DUE TO OVERLOAD.

## 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 SEA87FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA051), Jan 29, 1987: Cessna 150J (N50922), Vancouver, WA, 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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