# NTSB NYC81FHD06: Cessna 150K, N6040G, Coatsville, PA, October 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1980
- Place: Coatsville, PA · COATSVILLE, PA
- Location: 39.9852° N, 75.8190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coatesville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9852&lon=-75.8190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FHD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3305  80/10/30   COATSVILLE,PA       CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 0915                    N6040G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COATSVILLE,PA               LANCASTER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- OBSRVD CIRCLING ARPT AT LOW AIRSPEED AFTR TKOF.PLT UN TO RECALL CIRCUMSTANCES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6040G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6040G-1980-12-23), registration cancelled 1980-12-23, S/N 15071540 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chester County

## 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 19801030063929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801030063929A), Oct 30, 1980: Cessna 150K, Coatesville, PA, Destroyed. Observed descending in slow circles to ground impact. Pilot remembers nothing. Possible pilot incapacitation.

## Other investigations on N6040G (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 NYC75DHD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHD34), Jun 18, 1975: Cessna 150 (N6040G), Coatesville, PA, 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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