# NTSB MKC80FCD08: Cessna 150, N16129, Maquoketa, IA, December 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1979
- Place: Maquoketa, IA · MAQUOKETA, IA
- Location: 42.0605° N, 90.6639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maquoketa, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0605&lon=-90.6639&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132931
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2960   79/12/9   MAQUOKETA,IA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N16129              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAQUOKETA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMINGTON,IL              MAQUOKETA,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16129](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16129), registered now, S/N 15073498, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Maquoketa Muni

## 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 19791209033829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209033829A), Dec 9, 1979: Cessna 150, Maquoketa, IA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion during student crosscountry. Made landing in farm field. Nosed over.

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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