# Accident 19790218005799A: Cessna 150L, Mt Vernon, OH, February 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1979, 18:48 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, OH
- Airport: Knox Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3289° N, 82.5261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KNOX COUNTY (4I3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3289&lon=-82.5261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5496Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5496Q) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,320 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790218005799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM A SNOW AND ICE COVERED RWY AT NIGHT. SNOW COVERED RWY LIGHTS. PILOT HIT A SNOW BANK.

## 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 CHI79FEK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK07), Feb 18, 1979: Cessna 150L (N5496Q), Mt Vernon, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5496Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19870830061959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870830061959I), Aug 30, 1987: Cessna 150L (N5496Q), Berlin Heights, OH. Landed in a field after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot misjudged available fuel on preflight.

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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