# NTSB ATL80DLQ27: Cessna 150M, N704FG, Somerset, KY, August 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1980
- Place: Somerset, KY · SOMERSET, KY
- Location: 37.0865° N, 84.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0865&lon=-84.6054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DLQ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLQ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2399  80/8/30    SOMERSET,KY         CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 178
        TIME - 1300                    N704FG              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOLTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWLING GREEN,KY            DANVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- AVOIDING RAINSHOWERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704FG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704FG-2011-11-28), registration cancelled 2011-11-28, S/N 15078572, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bolton

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800830038849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830038849A), Aug 30, 1980: Cessna 150M, Somerset, KY, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off end of runway & flipped inverted during precautionary landing.

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.

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