# NTSB ATL80FKW18: Cessna 150L, N16087, Jonesboro, TN, July 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1980
- Place: Jonesboro, TN · JONESBORO, TN
- Location: 36.2961° N, 82.4764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesborough, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2961&lon=-82.4764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FKW18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKW18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0972  80/7/29    JONESBORO,TN        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 162
        TIME - 1920                    N16087              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JONESBORO,TN                ROGERSVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CLIMBING OVER RISING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16087](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16087-1980-09-16), registration cancelled 1980-09-16, S/N 15073466, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Farm Strip

## 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 19800729030639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800729030639A), Jul 29, 1980: Cessna 150L, Jonesboro, TN, Destroyed. Downdraft on climb-out. Near ridge top saw obstructions. Froze on controls. Wing hit ground. Cartwheeled airplane.

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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