19790106000389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Hardwick, MA · January 6, 1979

Date
January 6, 1979 · 16:30 local
Place
Hardwick, MA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1153Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FNE05
Reported as
Cessna 150
Reported engine
Continental O200*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total105 in this make and model30 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.

Pilot reported engine power loss on local flight in marginal VFR weather landed in field. Flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE POWER LOSS ON LOCAL FLIGHT IN MARGINAL VFR WEATHER LANDED IN FIELD. FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.