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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Desoto, KS · September 8, 1980

Date
September 8, 1980 · 11:15 local
Place
Desoto, KS
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5254Q
Reported as
Cessna 150L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
72 total72 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted emergency landing after engine stopped. Fuel improperly vented.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE STOPPED. FUEL IMPROPERLY VENTED.