# Accident 19790801020739A: Cessna 150E, Dafter, MI, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 13:07 local time
- Place: Dafter, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3600° N, 84.4273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dafter, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3600&lon=-84.4273&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFXCC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 74 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801020739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN HAY FIELD. FOUND THROTTLE CONTROL DISCONNECTED. MISSING BOLT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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