# Accident 19790217003099A: Cessna 150M, Gates Mills, OH, February 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1979, 09:20 local time
- Place: Gates Mills, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5310° N, 81.4112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gates Mills, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5310&lon=-81.4112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704HS-2020-05-01) (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 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,267 total, 603 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790217003099A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE POWER LOSS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. FLIPPED OVER IN DEEP SNOW.

## 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 CHI79FEI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI13), Feb 17, 1979: Cessna 150 (N704HS), Gates Mill, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N704HS (1)

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

- [Accident 20190607006179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190607006179A), Jun 7, 2019: Cessna 150M (N704HS), Lee'S Summit, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot experienced reduced climb performance after takeoff due to flaps extended full. Pilot initiated a climbing turn to return to land and stalled the…

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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