# Accident 19870703080489A: Cessna A150M, Tacoma, WA, July 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1987, 10:57 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Narrows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1303° N, 122.4000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1303&lon=-122.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9815J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9815J-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 3 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703080489A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO GO AROUND BY DUMPING FLAPS. AIRCRAFT STALLED. HIT RUNWAY. PILOT BLAMES INADEQUATE CHECKOUT IN TYPE.

## 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 SEA87LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA198), Jul 3, 1987: Cessna 150A (N9815J), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage

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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