# Accident 19790517012759A: Cessna 150, Chesapeake, VA, May 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: South Norfolk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8190° N, 76.2749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesapeake, VA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8190&lon=-76.2749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8805U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8805U-2006-06-29) (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 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790517012759A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN HE THOUGHT ENGINE NOT DEVELOPING POWER. ENGINE FOUND OK.

## 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 IAD79FID15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID15), May 17, 1979: Cessna 150 (N8805U), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8805U (1)

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

- [Accident 19770108000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770108000149A), Jan 8, 1977: Cessna 150M (N8805U), Isle Of Palms, SC, Substantial damage. Drained 1 gal 3 oz fuel fm l tank r tank 1 gal and 1 qt.1 fuel gauge ind aprx 1/4,r gauge-empty.

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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