# NTSB IAD77FLT06: Cessna 150H, N23321, Millington, TN, August 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1977
- Place: Millington, TN · MILLINGTON, TN
- Location: 35.3337° N, 89.8995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3337&lon=-89.8995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FLT06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLT06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1919  77/8/24    MILLINGTON,TN       CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 0918                    N23321              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLES BAKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLINGTON,TN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PAX ON FLIGT CONTROLS AFTER POWER SURGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23321](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23321-1980-12-24), registration cancelled 1980-12-24, S/N 15068872, built 1968 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Charles Baker

## 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 19770824025059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770824025059A), Aug 24, 1977: Cessna 150H, Millington, TN, Substantial damage. Pax on fligt controls after power surge.

## Other investigations on N23321 (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD74FLT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLT13), Jan 27, 1974: Cessna 150H (N23321), Memphis, TN, substantial damage

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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