# NTSB IAD80FKW01: Cessna 150, N714BM, Collegedale, TN, October 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1979
- Place: Collegedale, TN · COLLEGEDALE, TN
- Location: 35.0535° N, 85.0480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Collegedale, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0535&lon=-85.0480&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FKW01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKW01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3426  79/10/25   COLLEGEDALE,TN      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N714BM              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGEDALE PAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLLEGEDALE,TN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PIC LEANED ENGINE PRIOR TO STALLS.THIS PCDR NOT REC FOR C150 BUT WAS NRML FOR C152 PLT USLY FLEW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714BM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714BM-1981-12-24), registration cancelled 1981-12-24, S/N 15079050 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Collegedale Par

## 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 19791025030439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791025030439A), Oct 25, 1979: Cessna 150, Collegedale, TN, Substantial damage. Student pilot reported engine quit while practicing approach to stall. No engine malfunction found.

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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