# NTSB CHI79FA044: Cessna 150J, N60759, Waverly, OH, April 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1979
- Place: Waverly, OH · WAVERLY, OH
- Location: 39.1260° N, 82.9837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waverly, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1260&lon=-82.9837&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1135  79/4/13    WAVERLY,OH          CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N60759              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 82 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,KY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SQUALL LINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLIGHT AT LOW LEVEL IN HILLY AREA BELOW THUNDERSTORM/SQUALL LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60759](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60759-1996-08-12), registration cancelled 1996-08-12, S/N 15070554 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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 19790413014569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790413014569A), Apr 13, 1979: Cessna 150, Waverly, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft departed for a local flight. Was found 3 days later in a heavily wooded area. Thunderstorms in area

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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