# Accident 19770902034149A: Cessna 150B, Taylorsville, NC, September 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1977
- Place: Taylorsville, NC
- Airport: Taylorsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.9308° N, 81.1967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAYLORSVILLE (NC2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9308&lon=-81.1967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1240Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1240Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150B (registry code 2071806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,040 total, 135 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FKM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKM30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770902034149A

## Narrative

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

LANDING AT UNLIGHTED AIRPORT AFTER DARK

## 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 IAD77FKM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKM30), Sep 2, 1977: Cessna 150B (N1240Y), Taylorsville, NC, 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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