# NTSB FTW79FPA27: Cessna 150F, N8881S, Rowlett, TX, August 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1979
- Place: Rowlett, TX · ROWLETT, TX
- Location: 32.9159° N, 96.5486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rowlett, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9159&lon=-96.5486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPA27

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1694  79/8/26    ROWLETT,TX          CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N8881S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ADDISON,TX                  RETURN                       TYLER,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- VALVE ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8881S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8881S-2018-04-04), registration cancelled 2018-04-04, S/N 15062181, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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 19790826021759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826021759A), Aug 26, 1979: Cessna 150F, Rowlett, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted emergency landing after engine malfunction. Flipped, inverted during ground roll.

## Other investigations on N8881S (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 FTW71FPA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPA27), May 13, 1971: Cessna 150F (N8881S), Plano, TX, 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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