# NTSB MKC80DCD01: Cessna 150, N5937J, New Hampton, IA, October 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1979
- Place: New Hampton, IA · NEW HAMPTON, IA
- Location: 43.0562° N, 92.3147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Hampton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0562&lon=-92.3147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2757   79/10/7 NR.NEW HAMPTON,IA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 291
        TIME - 0300                    N5937J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NEW HAMPTON,IA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NITE EMERG LDG ON GRAVEL RD.VEERED INTO DITCH AND NOSED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5937J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5937J-1983-12-07), registration cancelled 1983-12-07, S/N A1500237 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna A150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (registry code 2071828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791007030489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791007030489A), Oct 7, 1979: Cessna 150, New Hampton, IA, Substantial damage. Engine quit during a night flight. Landed on gravel road. Flipped over in ditch. Possible fuel exhaustion.

## Other investigations on N5937J (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC82FCD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCD08), Jul 23, 1982: Cessna A150L (N5937J), New Hampton, IA, 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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