# NTSB CHI79DA034: Cessna 150M, N704ZG, Spring Valley, OH, March 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1979
- Place: Spring Valley, OH · SPRING VALLEY, OH
- Location: 39.6111° N, 84.0079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6111&lon=-84.0079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137586
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0666  79/3/16    SPRING VALLEY,OH    CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1340                    N704ZG              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          XENIA,OHIO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNKNOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704ZG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704ZG-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N 15078998, 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: Destroyed

## 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 19790316011149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790316011149A), Mar 16, 1979: Cessna 150, Spring Valley, OH, Destroyed. Airplane was observed flying low, then nosedived into the ground. Student pilot at the controls. Cause unknown.

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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