# Accident 19770319006769A: Cessna 150L, Helmsburg, IN, March 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1977
- Place: Helmsburg, IN
- Airport: Helmsburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.2678° N, 86.2963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helmsburg, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2678&lon=-86.2963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6TA-1980-12-16) (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: 115 total, 7 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEX17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770319006769A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED HE HELD AFT ON CONTROL WHEEL TO LIFT ACFT NOSEWHEEL OFF GROUND ASAP.

## 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 CHI77FEX17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX17), Mar 19, 1977: Cessna 150 (N6TA), Helmsburg, IN, 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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