# NTSB CHI80FA062: Cessna 150, N3118J, Mishawaka, IN, August 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1980
- Place: Mishawaka, IN · MISHAWAKA, IN
- Location: 41.6766° N, 86.1654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mishawaka, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6766&lon=-86.1654&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FA062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA062

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1967   80/8/8    MISHAWAKA,IN        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2134                    N3118J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 1651 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            187 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSCEOLA,IN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DARK NIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3118J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3118J-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 15065818, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19800808035189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800808035189A), Aug 8, 1980: Cessna 150, Mishawaka, IN, Destroyed. Reported engine quit on night training flight. Airplane hit wires prior to ground impact. Found water in sump.

## Other investigations on N3118J (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 MKC68F0605](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0605), May 30, 1968: Cessna 150 (N3118J), Lincoln, NE, 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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