# NTSB SEA72AS029: Cessna 150F, N8131F, Lynnwood, WA, January 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1972
- Place: Lynnwood, WA · LYNNWOOD, WA
- Location: 47.8290° N, 122.3007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynnwood, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8290&lon=-122.3007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72AS029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0084  72/1/30    LYNNWOOD,WASH       CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1333
        TIME - 1141                    N8131F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTHA LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVERETT,WASH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS HEARD ENG CUTTING OUT.NO MALFUNCTION FOUND. PLT HADNT FLOWN FOR ABOUT 90 DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8131F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8131F-1972-05-12), registration cancelled 1972-05-12, S/N 15064231, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Martha Lake

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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