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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 150 · Spencer, WV · August 18, 1978

Date
August 18, 1978 · 11:30 local
Place
Spencer, WV
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9430U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power due to fuel lead deposits in exhaust valve guide, #2 cylinder.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL LEAD DEPOSITS IN EXHAUST VALVE GUIDE, #2 CYLINDER.