# Accident 19920216004839A: Cessna 150M, Pullman, WA, February 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1992, 19:45 local time
- Place: Pullman, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1205° N, 122.2498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1205&lon=-122.2498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66473, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66473-1992-07-08) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 125 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920216004839A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE THAT WAS EXTENDED OVER A RIVER. FELL INTO RIVER AND SANK.

## 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 SEA92FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA049), Feb 17, 1992: Cessna 150M (N66473), Pullman, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE BRIGHT NIGHT CONDITIONS AND CLEARANCE NOT MAINTAINED.

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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