# Accident 19800119000879A: Cessna 150J, Newton, KS, January 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1980, 23:45 local time
- Place: Newton, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0377° N, 97.3450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0377&lon=-97.3450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51274, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51274-1980-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119000879A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT & PASSENGER DEPARTED AT NIGHT INTO LOW CEILING & VISIBILITY. LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE.

## 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 MKC80FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA018), Jan 19, 1980: Cessna 150 (N51274), Newton, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N51274 (2)

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

- [Incident 19781027027419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027027419I), Oct 27, 1978: Cessna 150 (N51274), Newton, KS, Minor damage. Student pilot damaged nose gear, prop and wing tip in hard landing.
- [Incident 19780916019259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916019259I), Sep 16, 1978: Cessna 150 (N51274), Moundridge, KS, Minor damage. Aircraft struck fencepost during rollout of forced 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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