# NTSB ATL81DKG14: Cessna 150, N6441T, Oglethorpe, GA, April 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1981
- Place: Oglethorpe, GA · OGLETHORPE, GA
- Location: 32.2932° N, 84.0628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oglethorpe, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2932&lon=-84.0628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0596  81/4/18    OGLETHORPE,GA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 176
        TIME - 1830                    N6441T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGLETHORPE,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PILOT SIGHTSEEING ALONG WATER AT 300FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6441T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6441T-1983-05-04), registration cancelled 1983-05-04, S/N 17841 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810418017709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418017709A), Apr 18, 1981: Cessna 150, Oglethorpe, GA, Destroyed. Stalled airplane during steep turn following river at a low altitude. Airplane struck river and sank.

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.

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