# Accident 20040514007419A: Cessna 150, Sacramento, KY, May 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2004, 14:30 local time
- Place: Sacramento, KY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3961° N, 87.2353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3961&lon=-87.2353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7795E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7795E-2007-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 133 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040514007419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED STRONG WINDS WHILE LANDING ON TURF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SLID INTO HANGER AND CAR BEFORE COMING TO REST AGAINST GARAGE DOOR.

## 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 NYC04CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA125), May 14, 2004: Cessna 150 (N7795E), Sacramento, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind, and his inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor was the tailwind.

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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