# Accident 19850709030259A: Cessna 150L, Geneva, AL, July 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1985, 18:55 local time
- Place: Geneva, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3204° N, 85.8404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3204&lon=-85.8404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1734Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850709030259A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF WITH FULL FLAPS, PERFORMANCE DEGRADED. STRUCK POWERLINES. CFI HAD REPLACED FLAP FUSE BEFORE TAKEOFF.

## 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 ATL85LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA207), Jul 9, 1985: Cessna 150 (N1734Q), Geneva, AL, 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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