# NTSB MIA74FLG13: Cessna 150F, N8297F, Barnwell, SC, November 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1973
- Place: Barnwell, SC · BARNWELL, SC
- Location: 33.2423° N, 81.3663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barnwell, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2423&lon=-81.3663&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3372   73/11/4   BARNWELL,SC         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N8297F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNWELL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARNWELL,SC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- EX VALVE SPRING SEAT P/N 24027 BKN VALVE REMAINED OPEN.NOSED OVR IN THE DIRT AND GRASS AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8297F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8297F-2018-02-06), registration cancelled 2018-02-06, S/N 15064397, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Barnwell County

## 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 19731104035389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731104035389A), Nov 4, 1973: Cessna 150F, Barnwell, SC, Substantial damage. Ex valve spring seat p/n 24027 bkn valve remained open. Nosed ovr in the dirt and grass 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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