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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150 · Festus, MO · October 15, 1980

Date: October 15, 1980 · 14:00 local
Place: Festus, MO
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7835E
Reported as: Cessna 150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total220 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7835ERegistered now · Cessna 150S/N 17635 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 150 Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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.

Mistook drag strip for airport, made precautionary landing after electrical system failed. Struct barrier at end.

As the FAA filed it

MISTOOK DRAG STRIP FOR AIRPORT, MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. STRUCT BARRIER AT END.