# Accident 19790813019669A: Cessna A150K, New Cumberland, WV, August 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: New Cumberland, WV
- Airport: Herron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5331° N, 80.5411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HERRON (7G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5331&lon=-80.5411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8448M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8448M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 78 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FGN43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FGN43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790813019669A

## Narrative

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

HIT SIGN NEAR TAXIWAY DURING TAXI TO RAMP AFTER LANDING.

## 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 IAD79FGN43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FGN43), Aug 13, 1979: Cessna A150K (N8448M), Herron, WV, 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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