# NTSB MIA80FLG05: Cessna 150M, N150ED, Spartanburg, SC, February 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1980
- Place: Spartanburg, SC · SPARTANBURG, SC
- Location: 34.9456° N, 81.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spartanburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9456&lon=-81.9259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0968   80/2/1    SPARTANBURG,SC      CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N150ED              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 809 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            274 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPARTANBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,SC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- OWNER STATED BTN 1/19 & 1/21/80 FBO RCUD FUEL LOAD W APPROX 35GAL WATER.3OZ WATER FD IN LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N150ED](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150ED-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 15075869 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spartanburg

## 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 19800201001729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800201001729A), Feb 1, 1980: Cessna 150M, Spartanburg, SC, Substantial damage. Engine quit on touch and go takeoff. Impacted on end of runway after 170 degree turn found water in fuel.

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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