# NTSB FTW80DPG62: Cessna 150H, N7251S, Monticello, AR, September 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1980
- Place: Monticello, AR · MONTICELLO, AR
- Location: 33.6248° N, 91.7937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6248&lon=-91.7937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPG62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1885   80/9/1    MONTICELLO,AR       CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N7251S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOBILE,AL                   MONTICELLO,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLASTIC BLOCKED ENG AIR INTAKE.SOURCE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7251S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7251S-1989-09-18), registration cancelled 1989-09-18, S/N 15067951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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 19800901037889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901037889A), Sep 1, 1980: Cessna 150H, Monticello, AR, Substantial damage. Engine quit on low pass over farm house. Overshot pasture landing. Hit fence. Found piece of plastic in air intake.

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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