# Accident 19950802021639A: Cessna 150L, Holly Springs, MS, August 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1995, 17:40 local time
- Place: Holly Springs, MS
- Airport: Holly Springs-Marshall County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: P4TS
- Location: 34.7705° N, 89.4408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7705&lon=-89.4408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1774Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1774Q-1998-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 48 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950802021639A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN TREES. NO OIL. DIPSTICK NOT INSTALLED. ENGINE SHOWED POOR 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 MIA95LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA191), Aug 2, 1995: Cessna 150L (N1774Q), Holly Springs, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to insure the oil dip stick was secure prior to departure resulting in loss of engine oil, overheating of the engine, and loss of engine power.

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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