# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150F, 1985

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI86LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA053.md): Cessna 150 · Glidden, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 1985 · N8687S · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft collided with powerlines while attempting a power off landing after engine stoppage. The fuel tanks were inspected and there was no fuel in the right tanks and only a small quantity in the lft tank. The engine was tested and found to function…
- [NTSB FTW86LPJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LPJ04.md): Cessna 150F · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Dec 26, 1985 · N8535G · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during a forced landing following a loss of pwr. The plt stated 'quite abit' of water was drained from the fuel system during preflight. Aprx 10 to 15 minutes after takeoff the eng began to sputter and eventually quit. The nose wheel…
- [NTSB ATL85LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA284.md): Cessna 150F · Holly Springs, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1985 · N8760S · Destroyed
  > The stu plt on his fourth solo flt elected to make a touch-and-go lng prior to going to the practice area. After turning base on the closed VFR traffic pattern, he states that he could not find the runway and allosed the airspeed to decrease too low. When he…
- [NTSB CHI85LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA279.md): Cessna 150F · Fond Du Lac, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1985 · N8219S · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over in soft terrain 1/4 mile short of the rwy at fon du lac arpt following a total loss of pwr. The flt departed henderson, KY, at 1510 CDT with 26 gallons of fuel and the pwr loss occurred at 1925 CDT, 4 hrs and 15 minsafter departure. Post…
- [NTSB ATL85FLT06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FLT06.md): Cessna 150F · Jeffersonville, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · May 25, 1985 · N7717F · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with the ground in a steep nose down attitude while banking to the left. The acft was in the process of making an approach to land in an off arpt pasture which was not normally used for acft operations. No mecanical reasons for the accident…
- [NTSB LAX85FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA178.md): Cessna 150F · Lee Vining, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1985 · N8567G · Destroyed
  > The acft collided below the crest of an 8100 ft (MSL) mtn on a flt from mammoth-june lakes arpt (mmh), mammoth, CA, to reno, NV, while executing a left turn course reversal. There were no witnesses to the accident. Witnesses reported seeing the acft flying at…
- [NTSB MKC85FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA069.md): Cessna 150F · Waldron, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1985 · N8078F · Destroyed
  > While maneuvering northbound on the Missouri river levee the passenger noticed the plt flying just above the levee road. The passenger stated the plt told him they were forty feet off the ground but sometimes lower. The passenger stated he saw the pickup…
- [NTSB SEA85LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA068.md): Cessna 150F · Nampa, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1985 · N6812F · Substantial damage
  > While flying at ngt in the LCL practice area south of Nampa, the plt thought he had flown into IMC, but the wx was good. He was unable to see the ground, so he made a 180 deg turn, then noted problems seeing his instrument panel. Suspecting psbl carbon…
- [NTSB BFO85LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA021.md): Cessna 150 · Martinsburg, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1985 · N6562F · Substantial damage
  > The plt took off on rwy 35 & departed the arpt without contacting the tower. Aprx 30 min later, he returned & made svrl missed apchs, still without contacting the tower. Tower psnl tried to communicate with the plt & used light signals while directing other…
- [NTSB ATL85LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA088.md): Cessna 150F · Hartford, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 1985 · N8572G · Destroyed
  > The plt was informed during wx briefing that VFR was not recommended because of low clouds. Plt elected to takeoff and follow I-90, however, wx conditions were poor and plt executed a climb to 10000 ft to clear the cloud layer. While en route the plt tuned to…
- [NTSB DEN85FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA069.md): Cessna 150F · Marvel, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 1985 · N6787F · Substantial damage
  > A witness reported seeing the acft enter a dive and level off aprx 10-15 ft AGL. The acft continued flt close to the ground for aprx 1/2 mile, the witness stated, before a near vertical climb was entered until the acft stalled. Recovery from the stall was not…
- [NTSB MKC85FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA042.md): Cessna 150F · Pawnee City, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1985 · N7138F · Substantial damage
  > Plt and passenger departed to fly over a group of friends who were on a coyote hunt. Witness stated the acft approached from the NE aprx 300 ft AGL. Acft then made a left crcling turn and was described as flying very slow. After completing aprx 360 degrees of…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1985
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071814'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071814&year=1985

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