# Accident 20120921023719A: Cessna 150G, Corinth, MS, September 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2012, 17:15 local time
- Place: Corinth, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9089° N, 88.6019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9089&lon=-88.6019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8465J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8465J-2015-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-D2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 947 total, 4 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA574) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120921023719A

## Narrative

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

AT 1600FT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO CIRCLE AND DESCEND NEAR CRX. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD, AND FLIPPED OVER. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 ERA12LA574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA574), Sep 21, 2012: Cessna 150G (N8465J), Corinth, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper torque application on the crankshaft gear bolt by maintenance personnel during an engine overhaul, which resulted in the fatigue failure of the locking tab washer and gear alignment…

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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