# Accident 19790728033599A: Cessna 150H, Columbus, KS, July 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1979, 21:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1716° N, 94.8440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1716&lon=-94.8440&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5131G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5131G-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,003 total, 75 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCQ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728033599A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT TO IDLE ENROUTE. WING HIT GROUND ON EMER LDG. CARTWHEELED. FOUND BOLT & NUT MISSING ON THROTTLE CONTROL

## 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 MKC79FCQ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ38), Jul 28, 1979: Cessna 150H (N5131G), Columbus, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5131G (1)

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

- [Incident 19790709020379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790709020379I), Jul 9, 1979: Cessna 150H (N5131G), Carthage, MO, Minor damage. Window came open on descent. During precautionary landing student bounced and ran off runway.

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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