# NTSB SEA80FA034: Cessna 150K, N6145G, Olympia, WA, June 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1980
- Place: Olympia, WA · OLYMPIA, WA
- Location: 47.0406° N, 122.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olympia, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0406&lon=-122.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136444
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0683  80/6/18  NR.OLYMPIA,WA         CESSNA 150K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 169
        TIME - 1815                    N6145G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 167 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OLYMPIA,WA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PILOT BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.121%. AIRCRAFT SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6145G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6145G-1982-08-24), registration cancelled 1982-08-24, S/N 15071645 (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

## 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 19800618021839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618021839A), Jun 18, 1980: Cessna 150K, Olympia, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Buzzed friend's boat. Tried to snap roll at 100 feet. Stalled, dropped vertically into bay. Alcohol involved.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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