# NTSB CHI79FEK07: Cessna 150L, N5496Q, Mt Vernon, OH, February 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1979
- Place: Mt Vernon, OH · MT VERNON, OH
- Location: 40.3852° N, 82.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3852&lon=-82.4749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEK07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0503  79/2/18    MT VERNON,OH        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1848                    N5496Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 42, 3321 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KNOX COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT VERNON,OH                LORAIN,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5496Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5496Q), registered now, S/N 15073396, 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: Knox County

## 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 19790218005799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790218005799A), Feb 18, 1979: Cessna 150L, Mt Vernon, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot tried to take off from a snow and ice covered rwy at night. Snow covered rwy lights. Pilot hit a snow bank.

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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