# NTSB DEN81FTC06: Cessna 150K, N6458G, Wright, WY, December 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1980
- Place: Wright, WY · WRIGHT, WY
- Location: 43.7492° N, 105.4948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wright, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7492&lon=-105.4948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTC06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3463  80/12/22   WRIGHT,WY           CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 74, 900
        TIME - 1705                    N6458G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDWEST,WY                  WRIGHT,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT LEANED BACK IN SEAT DRG LDG ROLL,SEAT FAILED,INADVERTENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6458G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6458G-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 15071958, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19801222078399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801222078399A), Dec 22, 1980: Cessna 150K, Wright, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot claims seat came loose during landing causing loss of control & subsequent crash.

## Other investigations on N6458G (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 MKC73FCQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCQ10), Jun 24, 1972: Cessna 150 (N6458G), Augusta, KS, substantial damage

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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