# Accident 19790122005699A: Cessna 150, Spring Valley, IL, January 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Spring Valley, IL
- Airport: Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3233° N, 89.1830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3233&lon=-89.1830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3089S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3089S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 54 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790122005699A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL STRUCK A SNOWDRIFT ON TAKEOFF. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 CHI79DEE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE35), Jan 22, 1979: Cessna 150 (N3089S), Spring Valley, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3089S (1)

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

- [Incident 19851009055649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851009055649I), Oct 9, 1985: Cessna 150G (N3089S), Mt Vernon, OH, Minor damage. Solo student on crosscountry unable to find airport. Landed in field after engine lost power due to fuel depletion.

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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