# NTSB SEA78FYP54: Cessna 150, N6745F, Coeur D'Alene, ID, September 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1978
- Place: Coeur D'Alene, ID · COEUR D'ALENE, ID
- Location: 47.7029° N, 116.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coeur d'Alene, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7029&lon=-116.7958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143914
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYP54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3094  78/9/29    COEUR D'ALENE,ID    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1410                    N6745F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 285 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ATHOL,ID                    RETURN                       COEUR D'ALENE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 1 CONROD FAILED. HIT FREEWAY LIGHT POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6745F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6745F-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N 15063345, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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

## 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 19780929033059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780929033059A), Sep 29, 1978: Cessna A150K, Coeur D'Alene, ID, Substantial damage. Nr 1 conrod failed. Hit freeway light pole.

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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