# NTSB CHI80FA005: Cessna 150, N1800D, Albany, OH, October 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1979
- Place: Albany, OH · ALBANY, OH
- Location: 39.2264° N, 82.1948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2264&lon=-82.1948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FA005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA005

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3914  79/10/17   ALBANY,OH           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N900U               PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHIO UNIVERSITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  180
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  5
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3914  79/10/17   ALBANY,OH           CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N1800D              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHIO UNIVERSITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  5
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1800D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1800D-1982-08-12), registration cancelled 1982-08-12, S/N 15075310 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ohio University

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N900U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ohio University

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791017040151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017040151A), Oct 17, 1979: Cessna 150, Albany, OH, Destroyed. Student pilot cut pattern short turn in front of and collided with airplane on final.
- [Accident 19791017040152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017040152A), Oct 17, 1979: Cessna 150, Albany, OH, Substantial damage. Airplane was on final when struck by other airplane that had turned in from a close in base leg.

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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