MIA79FLT03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Booneville, MS · January 25, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 25, 1979
Place
Booneville, MS · BOONEVILLE, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8357UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790125001529A
Case key
137654

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0005  79/1/25    BOONEVILLE,MS       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N8357U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOONEVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOONEVILLE,MS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGINE RAN SATISFACTORILY DURING EXAMINATION BY INVESTIGATOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N8357U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Booneville

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.