# NTSB IAD78DKM15: Cessna 150, N6288K, Lucia, NC, July 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1978
- Place: Lucia, NC · LUCIA, NC
- Location: 35.3849° N, 81.0106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lucia, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3849&lon=-81.0106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DKM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2026  78/7/24    LUCIA,NC            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1205                    N6288K              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROCKENBROUGH,NC            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PRACTICING EMERG PROCEDURES.APPLIED PWR FOR GO-ARND AT LOW ALT,UNABLE TO CLR TREES.UPSLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6288K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6288K), registered now, S/N 15077626, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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

## 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 19780724018229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780724018229A), Jul 24, 1978: Cessna A150K, Lucia, NC, Destroyed. Practicing emerg procedures. Applied pwr for go-arnd at low alt,un to clr trees. Upslope.

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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