# Accident 19860904047039A: Cessna 150G, Smithville, TN, September 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1986, 19:00 local time
- Place: Smithville, TN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9293° N, 85.4695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9293&lon=-85.4695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3287J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860904047039A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES. NEITHER PILOT NOR AIRCRAFT WERE CERTIFICATED.

## 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 ATL86LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA245), Sep 5, 1986: Cessna 150G (N3287J), Smithville, TN, 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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