# NTSB IAD77DID11: Cessna 150M, N9202U, Moneta, VA, January 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1977
- Place: Moneta, VA · MONETA, VA
- Location: 37.1882° N, 79.6134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moneta, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1882&lon=-79.6134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DID11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0012  77/1/13    MONETA,VA           CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 119
        TIME - 1530                    N9202U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH MTN LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNCHBURG,VA                MONETA,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SNOWBANK ALONG SIDE PLOWED RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9202U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9202U-2005-12-30), registration cancelled 2005-12-30, S/N 15078153, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Smith Mtn Lake

## 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 19770113000339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770113000339A), Jan 13, 1977: Cessna 150M, Moneta, VA, Substantial damage. Snowbank along side plowed runway

## Other investigations on N9202U (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 ATL06CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA005), Oct 14, 2005: Cessna 150M (N9202U), Morgantown, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing,resulting in a loss of directional control and nose over.

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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