19850101000059A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Dublin, NC · January 1, 1985

Date: January 1, 1985 · 11:30 local
Place: Dublin, NC
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N50913
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL85LA075
Reported as: Cessna 150J
Reported engine: Continental O200A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 335 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine lost power in cruise. Overshot emergency airport and could not maintain altitude. Landed in river.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER IN CRUISE. OVERSHOT EMERGENCY AIRPORT AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. LANDED IN RIVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL85LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDublin, NCThe pilot reported that the acft lost power in cruise flight and he attempted to land in an open field. He aborted the approach because of a tailwind and flew along a river for aprx 1 mile before ditching in the water. The acft sank in the river and the plt…Jan 1, 1985 · Substantial damage