# Accident 19771214040479A: Cessna 150K, Gillette, WY, December 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1977
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette-Campbell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5844G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5844G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,224 total, 700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771214040479A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HAD FEET ON BRAKES.

## 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 DEN78FTC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC09), Dec 14, 1977: Cessna 150K (N5844G), Gillette, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5844G (1)

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

- [Incident 19790603029019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790603029019I), Jun 3, 1979: Cessna 150K (N5844G), Casper, WY. Pilot ran out of fuel 3 miles short of the airport.

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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