NTSB SEA82DA124 — 1982-07-22 · CORVALLIS, Oregon, United States

Current FAA registration · N8168U

Make / Model: CESSNA 150M
Year of manufacture: 1976 · 6 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19760211
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AB2329

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8168U Cessna 150M None

Factual narrative

AT 0830 PDT ON 7/22/82, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 35 RESTING ON ITS NOSE WITH THE NOSE GEAR BROKEN. OPERATOR PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT IT HAD BEEN STOLEN SOMETIME AFTER 2200 PDT ON THE NIGHT BEFORE. ALSO DURING THAT TIME, SOMEONE HAD BURGLARIZED A FIXED BASE OPERATOR ON THE AIRPORT. A KEY FOR ONE OF THE FBO'S AIRCRAFT, A GRUMMAN, WAS FOUND IN THE DAMAGED CESSNA. THE PERSON THAT TOOK THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT FOUND, NO INJURY IS PRESUMED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_SEA82DA124.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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