# Incident 19801217087689I: Cessna 150M, Columbus, IN, December 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, IN
- Airport: Bakalar
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2073° N, 85.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2073&lon=-85.9220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63439, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63439-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801217087689I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS. CAUSE UNDERMINED.

## Other reports on N63439 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20041020032259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041020032259A), Oct 20, 2004: Cessna 150M (N63439), Ashley, ND, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The fatally injured pilot of this aircraft was conducting the flight in accordance with 14 CFR part 91, on a flight from bemidji, MN to an unknown…
- [Accident 19760420008189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760420008189A), Apr 20, 1976: Cessna A150K (N63439), Norfolk, MA, 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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