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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · Fairbanks, AK · July 16, 1979

Date
July 16, 1979 · 20:30 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50296
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DAA23
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
55 total52 in this make and model52 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.

Lost hinge bolt from elevator attachment. Emergency landing, flipped over. Improper preflight.

As the FAA filed it

LOST HINGE BOLT FROM ELEVATOR ATTACHMENT. EMERGENCY LANDING, FLIPPED OVER. IMPROPER PREFLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.