# Accident 19880425009909A: Cessna STC150, Knoxville, TN, April 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Little Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1491Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1491Q-1992-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,127 total, 1,021 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880425009909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED IN TREES. ROCKER ARM BOSS AND PIN HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE. POOR ENGINE MAINTENANCE

## 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 ATL88FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA155), Apr 25, 1988: Cessna 150L (N1491Q), Knoxville, TN, destroyed

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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