# NTSB NYC80FNA09: Cessna 150G, N8593J, Foster, RI, January 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1980
- Place: Foster, RI · FOSTER, RI
- Location: 41.8537° N, 71.7581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foster, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8537&lon=-71.7581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0247  80/1/26  NR.FOSTER,RI          CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1054                    N8593J              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLIP,NY                    NORTH CENTRAL,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ICE IN GASCOLATOR AND SCREEN.INTAKE VALVE #2CYL BURNED.ALL PLUGS EXCESSIVE WEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8593J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8593J-1981-10-13), registration cancelled 1981-10-13, S/N 15066493 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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 19800126001979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800126001979A), Jan 26, 1980: Cessna 150G, Foster, RI, Substantial damage. Engine quit on solo, crosscountry. Student pilot overshot landing area. Ice in fuel system.

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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