# NTSB CHI79FEG06: Cessna 150L, N18202, West Union, OH, November 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1978
- Place: West Union, OH · WEST UNION, OH
- Location: 38.7917° N, 83.5441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Union, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7917&lon=-83.5441&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4026  78/11/25 NR.WEST UNION,OH      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N18202              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER SALAMON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WEST UNION,OH               WEST UNION,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18202](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18202), registered now, S/N 15073859, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alexander Salamon

## 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 19781125034839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781125034839A), Nov 25, 1978: Cessna A150K, West Union, OH, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N18202 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI74DEG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEG19), Mar 17, 1974: Cessna 150 (N18202), Springfield, OH, substantial damage

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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