# Accident 19790220003329A: Cessna 150, Bristol, TN, February 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1979, 13:50 local time
- Place: Bristol, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5951° N, 82.1887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5951&lon=-82.1887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8555G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8555G-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 404 total, 250 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FKW06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220003329A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OBSERVED TO FLY AT LOW ALTITUDE FOR TEN MINUTES,BEFORE HITTING WATER OF THE LAKE.

## 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 IAD79FKW06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW06), Feb 20, 1979: Cessna 150F (N8555G), Bristol, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N8555G (1)

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

- [Accident 20030119028989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030119028989A), Jan 19, 2003: Cessna 150F (N8555G), Ashland, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) While flying from beach city airport to mansfield lahm airport, teh airplane experienced a loss of power due to fuel starvation. The plane landed safely…

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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