# Accident 19790425007129A: Cessna 150, Killeen, TX, April 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1979, 13:45 local time
- Place: Killeen, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1171° N, 97.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Killeen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1171&lon=-97.7278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704YV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704YV) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790425007129A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT TRIED GO AROUND ON CROSSWIND LANDING. AIRPLANE DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK GROUND NOSE FIRST.

## 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 FTW79FRG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG28), Apr 25, 1979: Cessna 150M (N704YV), Killeen, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N704YV (1)

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

- [Accident 19791204033649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791204033649A), Dec 4, 1979: Cessna 150 (N704YV), Llano, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing. Bounced several times. Landed off side of runway. Nose gear collapsed.

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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