# Accident 19791209033829A: Cessna 150, Maquoketa, IA, December 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Maquoketa, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0605° N, 90.6639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maquoketa, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0605&lon=-90.6639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16129, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16129) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 38 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209033829A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING STUDENT CROSSCOUNTRY. MADE LANDING IN FARM FIELD. NOSED OVER.

## 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 MKC80FCD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD08), Dec 9, 1979: Cessna 150 (N16129), Maquoketa, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16129 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790731014279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790731014279I), Jul 31, 1979: Cessna 150L (N16129), Morris, IL, Minor damage. Flaps slow to retract on touch and go, resulting in stall and hard landing.

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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