# Accident 19760801021489A: Cessna 150L, Leighton, IA, August 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1976
- Place: Leighton, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.3388° N, 92.7863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leighton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3388&lon=-92.7863&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19153, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19153) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCD59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801021489A

## Narrative

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

ACFT HIT A SIGN POST AND THEN ROLLED INTO A DITCH. PLT INTENTIONALLY SHUT DOWN ENG.

## 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 MKC76DCD59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD59), Aug 1, 1976: Cessna 150 (N19153), Leighton, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N19153 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910722030819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910722030819A), Jul 22, 1991: Cessna 150L (N19153), Winona, MN, Substantial damage. Landed hard,bounced,believed damage,went around. Landed normal. Impact had bent prop,nose gear mount and firewall.

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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