# NTSB MIA79FLT03: Cessna 150, N8357U, Booneville, MS, January 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1979
- Place: Booneville, MS · BOONEVILLE, MS
- Location: 34.6644° N, 88.5680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Booneville, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6644&lon=-88.5680&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLT03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLT03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8357U-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 15077926, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Booneville

## 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 19790125001529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790125001529A), Jan 25, 1979: Cessna 150M, Booneville, MS, Substantial damage. Student pilot on first solo. Engine failed on takeoff. No cause for engine failure found.

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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