# NTSB IAD79DLQ01: Cessna 150, N61150, Campbellsville, KY, October 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1978
- Place: Campbellsville, KY · CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.3439° N, 85.3522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Campbellsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3439&lon=-85.3522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DLQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2886   78/10/2   CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N61150              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELLSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT WHEN PLT PULLED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS CARB HEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61150](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61150-1991-03-05), registration cancelled 1991-03-05, S/N 15070839 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Campbellsville

## 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 19781002030599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781002030599A), Oct 2, 1978: Cessna A150K, Campbellsville, KY, Substantial damage. Eng quit when plt pulled what he thought was carb heat.

## Other investigations on N61150 (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 CHI75DEK16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEK16), Dec 6, 1974: Cessna 150 (N61150), Findlay, OH, 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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