# NTSB UNK64X1420: Cessna 150, N2078Z, Samsula, FL, April 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1964
- Place: Samsula, FL · SAMSULA, FL
- Location: 29.0261° N, 81.0503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Samsula, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0261&lon=-81.0503&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 August 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1420
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1420

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1007  64/4/23    SAMSULA FLA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N2078Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRUCE CREEK FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- COMPRESSION RINGS STUCK INTAKE VALVES BURNED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2078Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2078Z), registered now, S/N 15059878, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (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: Spruce Creek Fla

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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