# Accident 19791001040189A: Cessna 150L, Winchester, KY, October 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Winchester, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0024° N, 84.1906° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winchester, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0024&lon=-84.1906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19205, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19205-1981-10-02) (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: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FLQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001040189A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE LINKAGE AT CARBURETOR BECAME DISCONNECTED. ENGINE RAN AT HALF THROTTLE. STUDENT OVERSHOT LANDING AREA.

## 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 IAD80FLQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ02), Oct 1, 1979: Cessna 150L (N19205), Winchester, KY, 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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