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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Knoxville, TN · June 17, 1989

Date
June 17, 1989 · 17:13 local
Place
Knoxville, TN
Airport
Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N714SR
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89LA162
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
55 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Unable to accelerate, tried to abort at end runway. Locked brakes, skidded into river. Had a stuck exhaust valve.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, TRIED TO ABORT AT END RUNWAY. LOCKED BRAKES, SKIDDED INTO RIVER. HAD A STUCK EXHAUST VALVE.

NTSB investigation

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