# Accident 19790523009869A: Cessna 150J, Ft Leavenworth, KS, May 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ft Leavenworth, KS
- Airport: Sherman Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3676° N, 94.9143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHERMAN AAF (FLV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3676&lon=-94.9143&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5545G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5545G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 573 total, 58 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790523009869A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED ACFT TO STALL ABOUT 10 FEET IN THE AIR ON LDG. INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO CORRECT SOON ENOUGH.

## 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 MKC79DCG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG44), May 23, 1979: Cessna 150 (N5545G), Ft Leavenworth, 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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