# Accident 19790218003179A: Cessna 150, Farmington, CT, February 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1979, 14:15 local time
- Place: Farmington, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 41.7198° N, 72.8320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7198&lon=-72.8320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16006, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,980 total, 250 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790218003179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON CLIMB OUT AFTER SIMULATED POWER FAILURE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 NYC79FNE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE07), Feb 18, 1979: Cessna 150 (N16006), Farmington, CT, substantial damage

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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