# Accident 19790228003859A: Cessna 150, Simsbury, CT, February 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1979, 11:50 local time
- Place: Simsbury, CT
- Airport: Tri-Town
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 41.8759° N, 72.8012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simsbury, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8759&lon=-72.8012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6503F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6503F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (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: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228003859A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. STRUCK SNOWBANK ON EDGE OF RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6503F (1)

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

- [Accident 19750405005529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750405005529A), Apr 5, 1975: Cessna A150L (N6503F), Simsbury, CT, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 25K.

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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