# Accident 19790821022519A: Cessna 150L, Kennesaw, GA, August 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1979, 19:10 local time
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Airport: Mccollum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0312° N, 84.6213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennesaw, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0312&lon=-84.6213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18036, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18036-1979-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 70 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821022519A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. MIXTURE CONTROL WAS FOUND TO BE PULLED PARTIALLY OUT.

## 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 MIA79FKG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG63), Aug 21, 1979: Cessna 150L (N18036), Kennesaw, GA, destroyed

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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