# NTSB CHI79DET18: Cessna 150, N24318, Morocco, IN, February 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1979
- Place: Morocco, IN · MOROCCO, IN
- Location: 40.9445° N, 87.4503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morocco, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9445&lon=-87.4503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DET18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DET18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0521  79/2/20  NR.MOROCCO,IN         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 203
        TIME - 1215                    N24318              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 173 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNT PLEASANT,MI           LAFAYETTE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N24318 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790220005819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220005819A), Feb 20, 1979: Cessna 152, Morocco, IN, Substantial damage. Student pilot on solo cross country flt became lost. Made precautionary landing in snow covered field.

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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