# Accident 19850810044749A: Cessna 150F, Pocatello, ID, August 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1985, 21:28 local time
- Place: Pocatello, ID
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9000° N, 112.3904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9000&lon=-112.3904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8339G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 101 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810044749A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A FENCE AND NOSED OVER AFTER ENGINE QUIT DURING DESCENT.  IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT A FACTOR.

## 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 SEA85LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA194), Aug 11, 1985: Cessna 150F (N8339G), Pocatello, ID, 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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