# Accident 19800405008269A: Cessna 150C, New Orleans, LA, April 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1980, 12:09 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7841Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7841Z-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150C (registry code 2071808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 316 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800405008269A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN LAKE.AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 FTW80DRD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD21), Apr 5, 1980: Cessna 150 (N7841Z), New Orleans, LA, 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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