# NTSB IAD78FLJ05: Cessna 150L, N11521, Jacksonville, NC, February 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1978
- Place: Jacksonville, NC · JACKSONVILLE, NC
- Location: 34.7541° N, 77.4302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7541&lon=-77.4302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FLJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0186  78/2/17    JACKSONVILLE,NC     CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N11521              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYMANOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,NC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- SOD RWY. ACFT STRUCK DIRT PILE ON SIDE OF RWY. RWY AREA VIC OF DIRT PILE SOFT AND MUSHY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11521](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11521-2013-07-10), registration cancelled 2013-07-10, S/N 15075483, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Skymanor

## 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 19780217003139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780217003139A), Feb 17, 1978: Cessna 150L, Jacksonville, NC, Substantial damage. Sod rwy. Acft struck dirt pile on side of rwy. Rwy area vic of diile soft and mushy.

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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