# Accident 19790324005169A: Cessna 150M, Benton, KS, March 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Benton, KS
- Airport: Benton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7885° N, 97.1087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7885&lon=-97.1087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45284, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45284) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 74 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324005169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BLOWN OVER WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 MKC79DCQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ17), Mar 24, 1979: Cessna 150 (N45284), Benton, KS, substantial damage

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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