# NTSB IAD78FKM02: Cessna 150F, N7776F, Andrews, NC, October 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1977
- Place: Andrews, NC · ANDREWS, NC
- Location: 35.1990° N, 83.8262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andrews, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1990&lon=-83.8262&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FKM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FKM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3045  77/10/28   ANDREWS,NC          CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N7776F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWRENCEVILLE,GA            ANDREWS,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL VENT TUBE PLUGGED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7776F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7776F-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 15063876, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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 19771028032789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771028032789A), Oct 28, 1977: Cessna 150F, Andrews, SC, Substantial damage. Fuel vent tube plugged.

## Other investigations on N7776F (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 ATL88LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA194), Jun 14, 1988: Cessna 150F (N7776F), Newnan, GA, destroyed

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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