# NTSB NYC80FNC09: Cessna 150, N9343U, Sanford, ME, February 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1980
- Place: Sanford, ME · SANFORD, ME
- Location: 43.4392° N, 70.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4392&lon=-70.7742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNC09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0212   80/2/4    SANFORD,ME          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N9343U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANFORD MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANFORD,ME                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9343U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9343U), registered now, S/N 15078292, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Sanford Municipal

## 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 19800204001779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800204001779A), Feb 4, 1980: Cessna 150M, Sanford, ME, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Student pilot landed off end of runway. Airplane rolled into trees. No engine defects.

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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