# Accident 19811011066199A: Cessna A150L, Oak Ridge, TN, October 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Oak Ridge, TN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0104° N, 84.2696° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Ridge, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0104&lon=-84.2696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5957J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5957J-1982-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,678 total, 346 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811011066199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CHECK PILOT TOOK OVER. STALLED IN APPARENT RETURN ATTEMPT. #4 CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED.

## 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 ATL82FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA006), Oct 11, 1981: Cessna A150L (N5957J), Oak Ridge, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5957J (1)

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

- [Accident 19800127001449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800127001449A), Jan 27, 1980: Cessna A150L (N5957J), Oliver Springs, TN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on climb from touch and go. Acft hit tree and wires off end rwy. Pilot disregarded low fuel status.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.