# NTSB IAD79FKW06: Cessna 150F, N8555G, Bristol, TN, February 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1979
- Place: Bristol, TN · BRISTOL, TN
- Location: 36.5951° N, 82.1887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5951&lon=-82.1887&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FKW06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0585  79/2/20    BRISTOL,TN          CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 404
        TIME - 1350                    N8555G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABINGDON,VA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- OBSERVED MAKING LO PASSES OVER FARM THEN LO PASSES/CHASING DUCKS OVER LK.WHLS HIT WATER,NOSED OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8555G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8555G-2018-01-26), registration cancelled 2018-01-26, S/N 15062655, 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 19790220003329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220003329A), Feb 20, 1979: Cessna 150, Bristol, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft observed to fly at low altitude for ten minutes,before hitting water of the lake.

## Other investigations on N8555G (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 NYC03LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA038), Jan 19, 2003: Cessna 150F (N8555G), Crestline, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to takeoff from unsuitable terrain. A factor related to the accident was the plowed, snow covered field.

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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