# Accident 19800414008809A: Cessna 150M, Richlands, NC, April 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1980, 10:50 local time
- Place: Richlands, NC
- Airport: Albert Ellis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8980° N, 77.5417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richlands, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8980&lon=-77.5417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9308U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9308U-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 70 in this make and model, 315 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FLJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800414008809A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON POWER APPLICATION ON MISSED APPROACH. HIT TREES OFF FAR END OF RUNWAY. FAILED TO USE CARB HEAT.

## 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 IAD80FLJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLJ09), Apr 14, 1980: Cessna 150 (N9308U), Richlands, NC, 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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