# Accident 19800727031989A: Cessna 150L, Sutton, NE, July 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Sutton, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6070° N, 97.8573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutton, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6070&lon=-97.8573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17262, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17262-1980-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 99 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCJ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800727031989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER OVERSHOT EMERGENCY LANDING AREA DEMOLISHING AIRCRAFT. CAUSE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION UNKNOWN.

## 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 MKC80FCJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCJ25), Jul 27, 1980: Cessna 150L (N17262), Sutton, NE, destroyed

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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