# NTSB SEA81DYM27: Cessna 150, N6251G, Astoria, OR, June 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1981
- Place: Astoria, OR · ASTORIA, OR
- Location: 46.1875° N, 123.8148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Astoria, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1875&lon=-123.8148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125523
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYM27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1221   81/6/5  NR.ASTORIA,OR         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 100
        TIME - 1545                    N6251G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WA                ILWACO,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- DSCND BELOW CLOUDS. L HORIZ STAB HIT TREE. PLT LND AT NEARBY ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6251G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6251G-1989-08-22), registration cancelled 1989-08-22, S/N 15071751 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810605030579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605030579A), Jun 5, 1981: Cessna 150K, Astoria, OR, Substantial damage. Continued VFR flight over cloud layer then let down through clouds. Saw trees. Empannage struck trees on pull-up.

## Other investigations on N6251G (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 SEA88LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA091), May 11, 1988: Cessna 150K (N6251G), Yamhill, OR, 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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