# NTSB IAD76DKM22: Cessna 150L, N6846G, Statesville, NC, January 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1976
- Place: Statesville, NC · STATESVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.7826° N, 80.8873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7826&lon=-80.8873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0029  76/1/10    STATESVILLE,NC      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N6846G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 42, 479 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MOORESVILLE,NC              RETURN                       STATESVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SIM ENG FAILURE.ENG DID NOT RESPOND DRG RCVRY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6846G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6846G-1976-05-25), registration cancelled 1976-05-25, S/N 15072346 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19760110000359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760110000359A), Jan 10, 1976: Cessna 150L, Statesville, NC, Substantial damage. Sim eng failure. Eng did not respond drg rcvry.

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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