# Accident 20200818013489A: Cessna 150L, La Push, WA, August 18, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2020, 22:49 local time
- Place: La Push, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8986° N, 124.6089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8986&lon=-124.6089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11513, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11513) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200818013489A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT STOLE AIRCRAFT FROM OS9. FLEW NONE DIRECT ROUTE TO LA PUSH, WASHINGTON. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN FORESTED AREA APPROXIMATELY 1.23 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH EAST OF LA PUSH, WASHINGTON IN OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK.

## 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 WPR20LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA279), Aug 19, 2020: Cessna 150 (N11513), Quillayute, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s descent into trees and subsequent impact with terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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