# NTSB SEA81FA048: Cessna 150H, N6551S, Blue River, OR, July 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1981
- Place: Blue River, OR · BLUE RIVER, OR
- Location: 44.1546° N, 122.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue River, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1546&lon=-122.3412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0183  81/7/24  NR.BLUE RIVER,OR      CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 461
        TIME - 1200                    N6551S              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUGENE,OR                   REDMOND,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DENSITY ALTITUDE ABOUT 7000 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6551S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6551S-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 15067351, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: 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 19810724045249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724045249A), Jul 24, 1981: Cessna 150H, Blue River, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed in mountainous area during marginal weather conditions.

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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