# Accident 19800808035189A: Cessna 150, Mishawaka, IN, August 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1980, 21:34 local time
- Place: Mishawaka, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6766° N, 86.1654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mishawaka, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6766&lon=-86.1654&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3118J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3118J-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,651 total, 187 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800808035189A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON NIGHT TRAINING FLIGHT. AIRPLANE HIT WIRES PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT. FOUND WATER IN SUMP.

## 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 CHI80FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA062), Aug 8, 1980: Cessna 150 (N3118J), Mishawaka, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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