# Accident 19790717023819A: Cessna 150, Zelienople, PA, July 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1979, 18:32 local time
- Place: Zelienople, PA
- Airport: Zelienople
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8027° N, 80.1611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZELIENOPLE MUNI (PJC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8027&lon=-80.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19138, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19138) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 407 total, 409 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717023819A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF WITH CARBURETOR HEAT IN ON POSITION. ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. NOSED UP IN FIELD.

## 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 NYC79FGM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM35), Jul 17, 1979: Cessna 150 (N19138), Zelienople, PA, 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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