# Accident 19790828030689A: Cessna 150, Oakley, UT, August 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Oakley, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7394° N, 111.2806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakley, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7394&lon=-111.2806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2469J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2469J-1982-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828030689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE IN FLIGHT. STUDENT PILOT TRIED EMERGENCY LANDING. HIT FENCE. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN

## 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 DEN79DA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DA058), Aug 28, 1979: Cessna 150 (N2469J), Oakley, UT, substantial damage

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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