# Incident 19780129004519I: Cessna 150, Ramona, CA, January 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1978, 11:45 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0417° N, 116.8681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ramona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0417&lon=-116.8681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8978S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8978S-2014-11-20) (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 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 49 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129004519I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY INTO SOFT GROUND AND NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N8978S (1)

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

- [Accident 19870525015839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525015839A), May 25, 1987: Cessna 150F (N8978S), Bermuda Dunes, CA, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion. The aircraft impacted short of the runway. Headwinds a fuel factor.

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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