# Accident 19790514008849A: Cessna 150, Derby, KS, May 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Derby, KS
- Airport: Cook
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5654° N, 97.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COOK AIRFIELD (K50), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5654&lon=-97.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11445 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 175 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790514008849A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ROTATED TO A STEEP ATTITUDE ON ROUNDOUT. INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION IN TIME. STALLED.

## 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 MKC79DCQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ22), May 14, 1979: Cessna 150 (N11445), Derby, 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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