# NTSB FTW81DPG21: Cessna 150, N50494, Marshall, AR, April 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1981
- Place: Marshall, AR · MARSHALL, AR
- Location: 35.9085° N, 92.6465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshall, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9085&lon=-92.6465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0662  81/4/29    MARSHALL,AR         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1915                    N50494              PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARSHALL,AR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50494](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50494-2013-03-21), registration cancelled 2013-03-21, S/N 15069344, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Marshall

## 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 19810429020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429020679A), Apr 29, 1981: Cessna 150J, Marshall, AR, Substantial damage. Student pilot carrying passenger crashed during attempted go-around after landing too long.

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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