# Accident 19760403010629A: Cessna 150F, Van Wert, OH, April 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1976
- Place: Van Wert, OH
- Airport: Van Wert Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.8639° N, 84.6080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN WERT COUNTY (VNW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8639&lon=-84.6080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7779F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7779F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEK12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760403010629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WIND GUSTING 16K.STRUCK DITCH WHILE FLYING UNDER WIRES DRG GO-AROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI76FEK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEK12), Apr 3, 1976: Cessna 150F (N7779F), Van Wert, OH, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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