# Accident 19790909011939A: Cessna 150F, Cottage Grove, OR, September 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1979, 14:10 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR
- Airport: State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7959° N, 123.0572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottage Grove, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7959&lon=-123.0572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8937S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8937S-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 157 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYK29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909011939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DURING INITIAL CLIMB ON TAKEOFF. FLIPPED OVER, LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD. MIXTURE CONTROL WIRE BROKEN.

## 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 SEA79FYK29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK29), Sep 9, 1979: Cessna 150F (N8937S), Cottage Grove, OR, 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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