# Accident 19760411006879A: Cessna A150K, Covington, TN, April 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1976
- Place: Covington, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.5659° N, 89.6485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5659&lon=-89.6485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3400V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3400V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 110 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FLT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLT08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760411006879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NR4 CYL INTAKE VALVE STUCK OPEN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 IAD76FLT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLT08), Apr 11, 1976: Cessna 150 (N3400V), Covington, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3400V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830809042409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830809042409A), Aug 9, 1983: Cessna 150 (N3400V), Springfield, IL, Substantial damage. Misjudged fuel supply prior to takeoff. Ran out of fuel returning to airport. Crash landed in a cornfield.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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