# NTSB IAD76DKM42: Cessna 150, N9194U, Bessemer City, NC, July 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1976
- Place: Bessemer City, NC · BESSEMER CITY, NC
- Location: 35.2843° N, 81.2829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bessemer City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2843&lon=-81.2829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKM42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2000  76/7/25    BESSEMER CITY,NC    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N9194U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GASTONIA,NC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- FLT ABT 50 FT ABV THE GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9194U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9194U-1977-07-14), registration cancelled 1977-07-14, S/N 15078145, 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 19760725020869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760725020869A), Jul 25, 1976: Cessna 150M, Bessemer City, NC, Substantial damage. Flt abt 50 ft abv the gnd.

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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