# NTSB CHI79FEI43: Cessna 150, N9200U, Richmond Hts, OH, September 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1979
- Place: Richmond Hts, OH · RICHMOND HTS, OH
- Location: 41.5606° N, 81.5077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond Heights, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5606&lon=-81.5077&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEI43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2273   79/9/9    RICHMOND HTS,OH     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N9200U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUYAHOGA CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND HTS,OH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9200U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9200U), registered now, S/N 15078151, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cuyahoga Co

## 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 19790909026329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909026329A), Sep 9, 1979: Cessna 150, Richmond Height, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot bounced hard on landing. Aircraft veered off runway and flipped over.

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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