# NTSB LAX82DUJ22: Cessna 150K, N6264G, Sedona, AZ, November 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1981
- Place: Sedona, AZ · SEDONA, AZ
- Location: 34.8481° N, 111.8152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedona, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8481&lon=-111.8152&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DUJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3501   81/11/1   SEDONA,AZ           CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N6264G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 42, 1268 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            850 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEDONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST JOHNS,AZ                 SEDONA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ARPT LOCATED ON MESA IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA.PLT RPRTD ENCTRG SVR DWNDFT ON FINAL.WND GSTG 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6264G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6264G), registered now, S/N 15071764, 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: Sedona

## 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 19811101071219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811101071219A), Nov 1, 1981: Cessna 150K, Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. Struck fence on final for landing. Blaimed undershoot on downdraft..

## Other investigations on N6264G (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 OAK75FVG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG31), Sep 28, 1974: Cessna 150 (N6264G), Sacramento, CA, 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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