# NTSB LAX82FA030: Cessna 150, N6043K, Kelso, WA, December 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1981
- Place: Kelso, WA · KELSO, WA
- Location: 46.1168° N, 122.8865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelso, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1168&lon=-122.8865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FA030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3275  81/12/19 NR.KELSO,WA           CESSNA 150          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 4100
        TIME - 1234                    N6043K              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KELSO-LONGVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KELSO,WA                    LOCAL                        WOODLAND,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      49
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CATTLE SPOTTING.WIND GUSTS TO 30KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6043K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6043K-1982-10-27), registration cancelled 1982-10-27, S/N 15077491, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Kelso-Longview

## 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 19811219089239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811219089239A), Dec 19, 1981: Cessna 150M, Kelso, WA, Destroyed. Entered an accelerated stall at a low altitude while spotting cattle. Rolled over and dived straight in. Gusty wind

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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