# NTSB NYC82FGM04: Cessna 150, N1945Z, Wattsburg, PA, November 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1981
- Place: Wattsburg, PA · WATTSBURG, PA
- Location: 42.0027° N, 79.8048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wattsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0027&lon=-79.8048&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FGM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3068   81/11/8   WATTSBURG,PA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 185
        TIME - 1100                    N1945Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ERIE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATTSBURG,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- DRG LNDG W L QTRG HDWND,DRIFTED OFF R SIDE OFF RWY & ENCTRD SOFT SOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1945Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1945Z-2015-05-20), registration cancelled 2015-05-20, S/N 15059745, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (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: Erie 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 19811108072659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108072659A), Nov 8, 1981: Cessna 150C, Wattsburg, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during crosswind landing, causing crash.

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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