# Accident 19960324005049A: Cessna 150F, Ocala, FL, March 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1719° N, 82.2241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FLD (OCF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1719&lon=-82.2241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6679F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6679F-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960324005049A

## Narrative

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

DOWNWIND WING HIT RUNWAY LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. TAXIED TO RAMP. EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND FOR STUDENT AND PLANE.

## 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 MIA96LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA104), Mar 24, 1996: Cessna 150F (N6679F), Ocala, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind during the landing flare.

## Other reports on N6679F (2)

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

- [Accident 19981031031059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981031031059A), Oct 31, 1998: Cessna 150F (N6679F), Winter Haven, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control and ground looped aircraft.(-23) 2nd solo landing, ground looped. Pilot stated that he came in for landing, had the runway made.…
- [Accident 19970209001409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970209001409A), Feb 9, 1997: Cessna 150F (N6679F), Winter Haven, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power turning base. Unable make runway. Ditched in lake. Nose over. Had pulled mixture instead of carb heat.

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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