# NTSB IAD77DIA19: Cessna 150A, N9852J, California, MD, June 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1977
- Place: California, MD · CALIFORNIA, MD
- Location: 38.2976° N, 76.4921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of California, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2976&lon=-76.4921&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147221
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DIA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1911  77/6/25    CALIFORNIA, MD      CESSNA 150A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N9852J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST MARY'S COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALIFORNIA, MD              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY ADVANCED THROTTLE AFTER LDG. DITCH ADJACENT RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9852J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9852J), registered now, S/N A1500661, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150A
- Registry model: [Cessna A150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (registry code 2071831) (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: St Mary'S County

## 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 19770625015159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770625015159A), Jun 25, 1977: Cessna A150M, California, MD, Substantial damage. Inadvertently advanced throttle after ldg. Ditch adjacent runway.

## Other investigations on N9852J (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA03CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA030), Dec 16, 2002: Cessna A150M (N9852J), Crystal River, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper application of brakes during the landing rollout, which resulted in a loss of directional control and the airplane running off of the runway, impacting a runway light…

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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