# Accident 19801222078039A: Cessna 150L, Ruckersville, VA, December 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1980, 11:45 local time
- Place: Ruckersville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2281° N, 78.3774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruckersville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2281&lon=-78.3774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1240Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1240Q-2012-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DID07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DID07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801222078039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHEN STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. FUEL VENT CLOGGED.

## 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 ATL81DID07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DID07), Dec 22, 1980: Cessna 150L (N1240Q), Ruckersville, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1240Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19751228040482A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751228040482A), Dec 28, 1975: Cessna 150L (N1240Q), West Chester, PA, Substantial damage. Waiting for tkof rwy 26 otr acft lndd rwy 8.

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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