# Incident 19790325011999I: Cessna 150L, Essex, MD, March 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: Essex, MD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3003° N, 76.4427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Essex, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3003&lon=-76.4427&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16074, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16074) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 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/19790325011999I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT BOUNCED, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THEN HIT NOSE FIRST.

## Other reports on N16074 (2)

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

- [Incident 19891111044919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891111044919I), Nov 11, 1989: Cessna 150L (N16074), Westminister, MD, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Pilot stated he had a crosswind.
- [Accident 19750220009599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750220009599A), Feb 20, 1975: Cessna 150L (N16074), Thomasville, PA, Substantial damage. Acft left wing struck ticket booth adjacent taxiway,damaged spar.

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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