# Accident 19800218003329A: Cessna 150G, North Johns, AL, February 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: North Johns, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3678° N, 87.1007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Johns, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3678&lon=-87.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3956J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3956J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 445 total, 25 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800218003329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 MIA80FKJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ20), Feb 18, 1980: Cessna 150 (N3956J), North Johns, AL, 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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