# NTSB IAF79FLT04: Cessna 150, N6099G, Memphis, TN, April 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1979
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAF79FLT04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAF79FLT04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0592  79/4/17    MEMPHIS,TN          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 200
        TIME - 1130                    N6099G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLE-A-PORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY WITH ONLY 450 FT NOT COVERED BY WATER. USED 20 DEG FLPS VICE 40
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6099G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6099G-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 15071599, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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
- Airport: Isle-A-Port

## 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 19790417006899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417006899A), Apr 17, 1979: Cessna 150K, Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Flood water covered all but 450 ft of the runway. Pilot landed, ran into water and nosed over.

## Other investigations on N6099G (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 FTW93LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA129), Apr 13, 1993: Cessna 150K (N6099G), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE EXISTING NIGHT CONDITIONS

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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