# Accident 19910713031929A: Cessna 150H, Shelton, WA, July 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1991, 11:15 local time
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2302° N, 123.1991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2302&lon=-123.1991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50081, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50081-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 230 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910713031929A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND ON A FARM ROAD. WIND GUST DRIFTED AIRCRAFT ON FLARE. BEGAN GO AROUND BUT STRUCK CHRISTMAS TREES.

## 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 SEA91LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA172), Jul 13, 1991: Cessna 150H (N50081), Shelton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DELAYED GO-AROUND GUSTING WINDS, POOR COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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