# NTSB ATL81DID07: Cessna 150L, N1240Q, Ruckersville, VA, December 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1980
- Place: Ruckersville, VA · RUCKERSVILLE, VA
- Location: 38.2281° N, 78.3774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruckersville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2281&lon=-78.3774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 79-10-14 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/79-10-14-R1) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DID07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DID07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3522  80/12/22   RUCKERSVILLE,VA     CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N1240Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA          CULPEPPER,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MUD DAUBERS OBSTD FUEL VENT LN.VENTED FUEL CAPS NOT INSTLD PER AD 79-10-14.MNVRD TO AVOID AUTO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1240Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1240Q-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 15072540, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19801222078039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801222078039A), Dec 22, 1980: Cessna 150L, Ruckersville, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed when student pilot attempted emergency landing after engine failure. Fuel vent clogged.

## Other investigations on N1240Q (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 NYC76DHD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHD15), Dec 28, 1975: Cessna 150L (N1240Q), West Chester, PA, substantial damage

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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