# Accident 19920916036969A: Cessna 150H, Packwood, WA, September 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1992, 11:30 local time
- Place: Packwood, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5602° N, 121.5502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5602&lon=-121.5502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6419S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6419S-1993-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920916036969A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CANYON TRYING TO CROSS A RIDGE. UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN OR TURN AROUND. STRUCK 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 SEA92LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA204), Sep 16, 1992: Cessna 150H (N6419S), Packwood, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER IN-FLT PLANNING AND DECISION BY THE STUDENT PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE BOX CANYON AND THE RISING MOUNTAINOUS 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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