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FAA accident report · Cessna A150L · Renslow, WA · March 4, 2025

Date: March 4, 2025 · 15:55 local
Place: Renslow, WA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6167F
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR25FA108
Reported as: Cessna A150L
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,144 total

N6167FRegistered now · Cessna A150LS/N A1500437 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna A150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was on routine flight from yakima WA (kwkm) to riverview airpark (91WT) when the aircraft encountered weather system or thunderstorm close to mountain peak resulting in reverse course turn impacting the terrain 200 feet downslope in the snow-covered peak.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON ROUTINE FLIGHT FROM YAKIMA WA (KWKM) TO RIVERVIEW AIRPARK (91WT) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WEATHER SYSTEM OR THUNDERSTORM CLOSE TO MOUNTAIN PEAK RESULTING IN REVERSE COURSE TURN IMPACTING THE TERRAIN 200 FEET DOWNSLOPE IN THE SNOW-COVERED PEAK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR25FA108Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportRenslow, WAOn March 4, 2025, at 1555 Pacific standard time, a Cessna A150L, N6167F, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Renslow, Washington. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91…Mar 4, 2025 · Destroyed