# NTSB MKC82FCG16: Cessna 150F, N8287F, Independence, MO, December 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1981
- Place: Independence, MO · INDEPENDENCE, MO
- Location: 39.0911° N, 94.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0911&lon=-94.4155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FCG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3125  81/12/31   INDEPENDENCE,MO     CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1500
        TIME - 1230                    N8287F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- END NR 2 INTAKE VLV STUCK OPEN & NR 2 PISTON BROKEN IN SVRL PIECES,VLV HEAD WAS PEENED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8287F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8287F-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 15064387, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Independence Mem

## 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 19811231082849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811231082849A), Dec 31, 1981: Cessna 150F, Independence, MO, Substantial damage. Engine quit, overshot emergency landing area. Struck trees. #2 piston had broken and intake valve stuck.

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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