# Accident 19790726019139A: Cessna 150, Horsham, PA, July 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1979, 09:45 local time
- Place: Horsham, PA
- Airport: Willow Grove
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1825° N, 75.1387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horsham, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1825&lon=-75.1387&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63150, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63150-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,012 total, 587 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB UNK79X0114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK79X0114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726019139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ACCESS DOOR CAME LOSE AND ENGINE SPUTTERED AFTER TAKE OFF. INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPED 180 BACK TO RUNWAY. UNABLE.

## 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 UNK79X0114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK79X0114), Jul 26, 1979: Cessna 150 (N63150), Willow Grove, PA, destroyed

## Other reports on N63150 (1)

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

- [Accident 19761016033969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761016033969A), Oct 16, 1976: Cessna 150M (N63150), West Chester, 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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