# NTSB IAD78FKW01: Cessna 150, N5848E, Spring Hill, TN, October 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1977
- Place: Spring Hill, TN · SPRING HILL, TN
- Location: 35.7433° N, 86.9118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Hill, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7433&lon=-86.9118&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FKW01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FKW01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3551   77/10/2   SPRING HILL,TN      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 255
        TIME - 0930                    N5848E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 224 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRING HILL,TN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LNDD IN PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5848E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5848E-1977-11-22), registration cancelled 1977-11-22, S/N 150-17348 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Hunter

## 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 19771002031399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002031399A), Oct 2, 1977: Cessna 150, Spring Hill, TN, Destroyed. Lndd in pasture.

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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