# NTSB ATL81FLG12: Cessna 150, N45329, Saluda, SC, June 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1981
- Place: Saluda, SC · SALUDA, SC
- Location: 34.0012° N, 81.7710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saluda, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0012&lon=-81.7710&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1147  81/6/14  NR.SALUDA,SC          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1780
        TIME - 1730                    N45329              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALUDA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRENTON,SC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45329](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45329-1982-11-12), registration cancelled 1982-11-12, S/N 15076847, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Saluda County

## 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 19810614033369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810614033369A), Jun 14, 1981: Cessna 150M, Saluda, SC, Substantial damage. Lost control of airplane on landing roll. Ran off and on both sides of runway before nosing over.

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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