# NTSB SEA79FYK29: Cessna 150F, N8937S, Cottage Grove, OR, September 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1979
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR · COTTAGE GROVE, OR
- Location: 43.7959° N, 123.0572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottage Grove, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7959&lon=-123.0572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYK29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2530   79/9/9    COTTAGE GROVE,OR    CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 63, 157
        TIME - 1410                    N8937S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTAGE GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COTTAGE GROVE,OR            CRESWELL,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MIXT CTL WIRE BROKEN AT CTL ARM. NOSE GR HIT FURROW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8937S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8937S-2018-03-23), registration cancelled 2018-03-23, S/N 15062237, built 1965 (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: Cottage Grove

## 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 19790909011939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909011939A), Sep 9, 1979: Cessna 150F, Cottage Grove, OR, Substantial damage. Engine stopped during initial climb on takeoff. Flipped over, landing in plowed field. Mixture control wire broken.

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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