# Accident 19791126034419A: Cessna 150E, Moses Lake, WA, November 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1979, 13:15 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1279° N, 119.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moses Lake, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1279&lon=-119.2764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4098U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4098U-1990-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 94 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791126034419A

## Narrative

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

CFI WITH STUDENT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SNOW COVERED RWY WITH ICE ON WINGS. UNABLE TO CLIMB. CRASHED OFF END RWY.

## 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 SEA80FYP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP05), Nov 26, 1979: Cessna 150E (N4098U), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4098U (1)

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

- [Accident 19830727035739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830727035739A), Jul 27, 1983: Cessna 150E (N4098U), Ellensburg, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot misused mixture control causing engine to quit. Crash occurred during emergency landing.

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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