# Incident 19780225001799I: Cessna 150, Springfield, ID, February 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1978, 16:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0816° N, 112.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0816&lon=-112.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5565G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5565G-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780225001799I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO A CYLINDER BROKEN OFF AT THE HEAD.

## Other reports on N5565G (1)

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

- [Accident 19940911036329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940911036329A), Sep 11, 1994: Cessna 150J (N5565G), Roseburg, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Found crashed into trees a year after flight. Fog was reported in area. Appears flew into trees at cruise speed.

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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