# NTSB CHI78FEG17: Cessna 150, N19244, Germantown, OH, September 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1978
- Place: Germantown, OH · GERMANTOWN, OH
- Location: 39.6325° N, 84.3645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Germantown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6325&lon=-84.3645&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3554  78/9/23    GERMANTOWN,OH       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 184
        TIME - 1845                    N19244              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMMEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GERMANTOWN,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- TURNED TOWARD HILLS TO AVOID SUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19244](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19244-1979-09-13), registration cancelled 1979-09-13, S/N 15074269, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hummel

## 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 19780923028379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923028379A), Sep 23, 1978: Cessna 150L, Germantown, OH, Substantial damage. Turned toward hills to avoid sun.

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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