# NTSB ATL81FA091: Cessna 150H, N22353, Toccoa, GA, July 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1981
- Place: Toccoa, GA · TOCCOA, GA
- Location: 34.5821° N, 83.3272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toccoa, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5821&lon=-83.3272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1508   81/7/7  NR.TOCCOA,GA          CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 2238                    N22353              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWNAN,GA                   TOCCOA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG FAILED AFTER LOSS OF OIL PRES.OIL DIP STICK FOUND 20FT FM ENG,OIL FILLER NECK WAS NOT DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N22353 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810707041289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810707041289A), Jul 7, 1981: Cessna 150H, Toccoa, GA, Substantial damage. Engine failed and crash occurred when student pilot attempted emergency landing.

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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