# Accident 19790812020569A: Cessna 150M, Richmond, IN, August 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1979, 21:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8321° N, 84.8909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8321&lon=-84.8909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N714MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 60 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEX36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812020569A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST, LOW ON FUEL, AFTER DARK, CRASH LANDED IN PARKING LOT. FACTOR INSTRUCTOR SUPERVISION.

## 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 CHI79FEX36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX36), Aug 12, 1979: Cessna 150M (N714MC), Richmond, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N714MC (1)

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

- [Accident 19840303006179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840303006179A), Mar 3, 1984: Cessna 150M (N714MC), Hagerstown, IN, Substantial damage. During landing roll on unplowed snow covered runway, nose gear collapsed after entering snowdrift.

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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