# NTSB IAD78FLQ10: Cessna 150, N6776F, Frankfort, KY, February 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1978
- Place: Frankfort, KY · FRANKFORT, KY
- Location: 38.1950° N, 84.8659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1950&lon=-84.8659&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FLQ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0438  78/2/18    FRANKFORT,KY        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N6776F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKFORT,KY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- SWERVED LEFT AFTER ROLLING THRU PATCHY ICE ON RWY.SECOND TOUCH AND GO LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6776F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6776F-1982-04-23), registration cancelled 1982-04-23, S/N 15063376 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Capital City

## 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 19780218002629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218002629A), Feb 18, 1978: Cessna A150K, Frankfort, KY, Substantial damage. Swerved left after rolling thru patchy ice on rwy. Second touch an ldg.

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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