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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · San Diego, CA · September 6, 1979

Date
September 6, 1979 · 15:55 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Montgomery
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N459AP
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FUM26
Reported as
Cessna 150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,540 total600 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Instructor reached across student to close cabin door just after lift off. Aircraft hit runway. Collapsed nose gear

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR REACHED ACROSS STUDENT TO CLOSE CABIN DOOR JUST AFTER LIFT OFF. AIRCRAFT HIT RUNWAY. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.