# Accident 19790818023049A: Cessna 150, Eliot, ME, August 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Eliot, ME
- Airport: Littlebrook
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1531° N, 70.8001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eliot, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1531&lon=-70.8001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9338U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNC48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818023049A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 NYC79FNC48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC48), Aug 18, 1979: Cessna 150 (N9338U), Eliot, ME, 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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