# NTSB FTW79DPJ18: Cessna 150, N9170U, Shawnee, OK, May 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1979
- Place: Shawnee, OK · SHAWNEE, OK
- Location: 35.3273° N, 96.9253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shawnee, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3273&lon=-96.9253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0708  79/5/24    SHAWNEE,OK          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N9170U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANUTE,KS                  BARTLESVILLE,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9170U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9170U-2017-02-14), registration cancelled 2017-02-14, S/N 15078121, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790524010449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524010449A), May 24, 1979: Cessna 150, Shawnee, OK, Substantial damage. Student pilot became lost and landed in a field. Aircraft nosed over on landing.

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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