# NTSB IAD76FLQ09: Cessna 150L, N1295Q, Olmstead, KY, October 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1975
- Place: Olmstead, KY · OLMSTEAD, KY
- Location: 36.7523° N, 87.0150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olmstead, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7523&lon=-87.0150&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLQ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3593  75/10/13   OLMSTEAD,KY         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N1295Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOPKINSVILLE,KY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 40.45 HR SINCE OVHL,RINGS NR 2 AND 4 CYL NOT SEATED SPARK PLUGS OILY.BALLONED ON LNDG,HIT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1295Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1295Q-2017-10-28), registration cancelled 2017-10-28, S/N 15072595, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19751013034239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751013034239A), Oct 13, 1975: Cessna 150L, Olmstead, KY, Substantial damage. 40.45 Hr since ovhl,rings nr 2 and 4 cyl not seated spark plugs oily. Balloned on lndg,hit tree.

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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