# NTSB IAD78DIJ02: Cessna 150, N2905J, Summersville, WV, November 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1977
- Place: Summersville, WV · SUMMERSVILLE, WV
- Location: 38.2870° N, 80.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summersville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2870&lon=-80.8415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DIJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DIJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3488   77/11/5   SUMMERSVILLE,WV     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N2905J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMERSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUMMERSVILLE,WV             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2905J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2905J-1981-10-13), registration cancelled 1981-10-13, S/N 15065705, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Summersville

## 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 19771105035129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771105035129A), Nov 5, 1977: Cessna 150G, Summersville, WV, Substantial damage

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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