# NTSB FTW80FRD43: Cessna 150F, N8109F, Mamou, LA, June 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1980
- Place: Mamou, LA · MAMOU, LA
- Location: 30.6349° N, 92.4179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mamou, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6349&lon=-92.4179&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 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRD43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1895  80/6/20    MAMOU,LA            CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 120
        TIME - 1300                    N8109F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAMOU,LA                    LOCAL
        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: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTAKE VALVE NO.3 CYL LEAKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8109F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8109F-1983-05-25), registration cancelled 1983-05-25, S/N 15064209 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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 19800620022959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800620022959A), Jun 20, 1980: Cessna 150F, Mamou, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot crashed during attempted emergency landing in plowed field.

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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