# NTSB IAD73FKW25: Cessna 150, N18672, Stroudsville, TN, May 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1973
- Place: Stroudsville, TN · STROUDSVILLE, TN
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73FKW25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FKW25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1675  73/5/14    STROUDSVILLE,TENN   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N18672              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHVILLE,TENN              STROUDSVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CTR CORE OF OIL QUICK DRAIN VALVE P/N S1964-3 SEPARATED FROM HOUSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18672](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18672-1976-05-14), registration cancelled 1976-05-14, S/N 150-74032, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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 19730514011759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730514011759A), May 14, 1973: Cessna 150L, Stroudsville, TN, Substantial damage. Ctr core of oil quick drain valve p/n S1964-3 separated from housing.

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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