# NTSB MIA69F0408: Cessna 150, N9372S, Mt Joliet, TN, April 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1969
- Place: Mt Joliet, TN · MT JOLIET, TN
- Location: 36.2018° N, 86.5105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Juliet, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2018&lon=-86.5105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0408
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0408

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1299  69/4/16    MT JOLIET,TENN      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N9372S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 24, 701 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ASBESTOS MATERIAL BETWEEN MUFFLER AND SHROUD ASSEMBLY WORKED LOOSE, CLOGGED CARBURETOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9372S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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