# Accident 19790421009729A: Cessna 150, Hawkinsville, GA, April 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hawkinsville, GA
- Airport: Hawkinsville
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3012° N, 83.4789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawkinsville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3012&lon=-83.4789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66550, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66550) (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 150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 74 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG33-201205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421009729A

## Narrative

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

A CHILD PASSENGER DEPLANED AND RAN TO HER MOTHER AND INTO THE PROPELLER.

## 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 MIA79FKG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG33-201205), Apr 21, 1979: Cessna 150 (N66550), Hawkinsville, GA, no damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N66550 (2)

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

- [Accident 19850831045849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831045849A), Aug 31, 1985: Cessna 150M (N66550), Wabash, IN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel after being sick and mixed up for 1 hour during crosscountry flight. Nose down impact in field.
- [Incident 19821031061999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821031061999I), Oct 31, 1982: Cessna 150M (N66550), Savannah, GA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft on landing. Skidded off the runway. Collapsed nose gear.

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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