# NTSB CHI79FEK10: Cessna 150, N63032, Marion, OH, April 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1979
- Place: Marion, OH · MARION, OH
- Location: 40.5967° N, 83.1232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5967&lon=-83.1232&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEK10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0483  79/4/14    MARION,OH           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1055                    N63032              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARION,OH                   MARION,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           14                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND W CARBURETOR HEAT ON.WND GUSTING 22 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N63032 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marion

## 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 19790414006729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414006729A), Apr 14, 1979: Cessna 150, Marion, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed acft to drift off rwy alignment on go around with full flaps. Acft stalled into trees.

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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