# Accident 19800606020059A: Cessna 150F, Decatur, AL, June 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Decatur, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6059° N, 86.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6059&lon=-86.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8584G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8584G-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FKJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800606020059A

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF DOWNWIND. HOT DAY, SHORT FIELD, UNABLE TO CLIMB. STALLED, TRYING TO AVOID TREES. AUTO FUEL IN FUEL TANKS.

## 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 ATL80FKJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKJ11), Jun 6, 1980: Cessna 150 (N8584G), Decatur, 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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