# NTSB WPR25FA108: Cessna A150L, N6167F, Renslow, WA, March 4, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report
- Date: March 4, 2025, 15:55 local (23:55 UTC)
- Place: Renslow, WA · 12 miles east of Ellensburg, WA
- Coordinates: 47.024052, -120.22701 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0241&lon=-120.2270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Textron Aviation, Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 199801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25FA108
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199801/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA108

## Preliminary report

On March 4, 2025, at 1555 Pacific standard time, a Cessna A150L, N6167F, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Renslow, Washington. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A friend of the pilot reported that the pilot had departed Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (YKM), Yakima, Washington, about 1531 local, with an intended destination of Riverview Airpark (91WT), Chelan, Washington. An FAA alert notice (ALNOT) was issued at YKM, following a report from the friend of the pilot that they had not arrived at their intended destination. Wreckage was located the following morning in remote mountainous terrain by energy company personnel. A witness, who was hiking in the area of the accident site reported that they heard a loud noise, which caught their attention, to look around and document the weather conditions at that time. The witness did not observe the accident airplane, however, did note that a thunderstorm and gusting winds were present in the area about the time of the accident. Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane impacted snow covered terrain about 6 miles northeast of Renslow, Washington, near a wind and solar farm facility. The initial point of impact was an area of disturbed dirt and snow, that was about 12 ft wide, and 35 ft in length. Wreckage debris, which consisted of the propeller, plexiglass, metal fragments, and the left main wheel extended about 354 ft to the main wreckage on a magnetic heading of about 164°. The main wreckage came to rest inverted on a magnetic heading of about 197°. All major structural components of the airplane were located within the wreckage debris path. The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna A150L, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2071828), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6167F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6167F), registered now, S/N A1500437, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Registry model: [Cessna A150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (registry code 2071828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: A1500437
- Year built: 1973
- Airframe hours: 6434.5
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed: YKM, Yakima, WA
- Destination: 91WT, Chelan, WA
- Equipment: Handheld GPS

## Weather

- Wind: 300° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,900 ft overcast
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: KELN, 12 nm away
- METAR: KELN 042353Z AUTO 30009KT 10SM OVC029 09/01 A3000 RMK AO2 RAE2258 SLP167 P0000 6//// T00890011 10094 20056

## 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 20250304002619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250304002619A), Mar 4, 2025: Cessna A150L, Renslow, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was on routine flight from yakima WA (kwkm) to riverview airpark (91WT) when the aircraft encountered weather system or thunderstorm close to mountain…

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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