# NTSB LAX81FUJ51: Cessna 150, N8870S, Globe, AZ, April 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1981
- Place: Globe, AZ · GLOBE, AZ
- Location: 33.3937° N, 110.7412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Globe, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3937&lon=-110.7412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1177  81/4/20    GLOBE,AZ            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 552
        TIME - 0905                    N8870S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLOBE,AZ                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: SPINNERS,DOMES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- ENCTRD SVR VIB,FULL PWR CLB.PROP SPINNER SEPD.PLT RPRTD ENG LOST PWR.LNDD IN MESQUITE BUSHES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8870S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8870S-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 15062170, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Destroyed

## 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 19810420020569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420020569A), Apr 20, 1981: Cessna 150F, Globe, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost prop spinner. Believed prop malfunction. Overshot desert landing area during precautionary landing.

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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