NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI84LA079
Registry · N2396U
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 150G
Year of manufacture
1966 · 18 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19670328
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A22D2C
Registrant of record
MURPHY BRANDON C
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AFTER THE ACCIDENT OIL SAMPLES FROM THE ACFT WERE ANALYZED AND FOUND TO CONTAIN ANTI-FREEZE. THE ACFT OWNER SUSPECTED SABOTAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1984_CHI84LA079.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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