# NTSB IAD80FLQ02: Cessna 150L, N19205, Winchester, KY, October 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1979
- Place: Winchester, KY · WINCHESTER, KY
- Location: 38.0024° N, 84.1906° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winchester, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0024&lon=-84.1906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133152
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FLQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3399   79/10/1   WINCHESTER,KY       CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N19205              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT STERLING,KY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE LINKAGE BOLT MISSING.STUDENT OVERSHOT INTENDED LDG AREA,STRUCK WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19205](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19205-1981-10-02), registration cancelled 1981-10-02, S/N 15074235, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19791001040189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001040189A), Oct 1, 1979: Cessna 150L, Winchester, KY, Substantial damage. Throttle linkage at carburetor became disconnected. Engine ran at half throttle. Student overshot landing area.

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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