# Accident 19790420008069A: Cessna 150, Orchard Park, NY, April 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Orchard Park, NY
- Airport: Orchard Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7954° N, 78.7408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Orchard Park Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-78.7408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10891, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10891) (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 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DFJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420008069A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE AND PORPOISE ON LANDING. NOSE GEAR DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC79DFJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ14), Apr 20, 1979: Cessna 150L (N10891), Orchard Park, NY, 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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