19790108000519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Wethersfield, CT · January 8, 1979

Date
January 8, 1979 · 19:00 local
Place
Wethersfield, CT
Airport
Brainard
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N11374
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
503 total150 in this make and model40 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 claimed loss of power. Made forced landing on hwy, struck a pole. No cause for engine failure found.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CLAIMED LOSS OF POWER. MADE FORCED LANDING ON HWY, STRUCK A POLE. NO CAUSE FOR ENGINE FAILURE FOUND.