# Accident 19870804044099A: Cessna 150M, Austin, NV, August 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1987, 07:45 local time
- Place: Austin, NV
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5406° N, 117.1894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5406&lon=-117.1894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8771U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8771U-1989-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 64 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804044099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MUSHED INTO TREES IN BOX CANYON,UNABLE TO OUT CLIMB RISING TERRAIN AT 9800 FEET DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 SEA87LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA154), Aug 4, 1987: Cessna 150M (N8771U), Austin, NV, destroyed

## Other reports on N8771U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860702060459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860702060459I), Jul 2, 1986: Cessna 150M (N8771U), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Gust of wind tipped aircraft while taxiing. Minor damage to propeller and wingtip.

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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