# NTSB ATL80DKJ07: Cessna 150, N50169, Florence, AL, June 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1980
- Place: Florence, AL · FLORENCE, AL
- Location: 34.8298° N, 87.6622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8298&lon=-87.6622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DKJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2040   80/6/1    FLORENCE,AL         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 122
        TIME - 1400                    N50169              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLORENCE,AL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N50169 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800601018479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601018479A), Jun 1, 1980: Cessna 150H, Florence, AL, Substantial damage. Reported low RPM on go-around from practice approach to off-airport landing. Landed, hit ditch and nosed up.

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.

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