# Accident 19791017040151A: Cessna 150, Albany, OH, October 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Albany, OH
- Airport: Ohio University
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2119° N, 82.2293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OHIO UNIVERSITY (UNI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2119&lon=-82.2293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1800D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1800D-1982-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017040151A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT CUT PATTERN SHORT TURN IN FRONT OF AND COLLIDED WITH AIRPLANE ON FINAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N900U, Cessna 150: [Accident 19791017040152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017040152A)

## 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 CHI80FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA005), Oct 17, 1979: Cessna 150 (N1800D), Albany, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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