# NTSB IAD79DA085: Cessna 150, N1499Q, Lansing, WV, September 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1979
- Place: Lansing, WV · LANSING, WV
- Location: 38.0734° N, 81.0657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0734&lon=-81.0657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133308
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DA085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DA085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3671  79/9/19    LANSING,WV          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 109
        TIME - 1100                    N1499Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW RIVER GORGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,WV                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- DRG SOFT FLD TKOF,ACFT DRIFTED OFF RWY,HIT RUT,SWERVED,COLLIDED WITH N7384E,N86574,N3231L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1499Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1499Q-1992-08-26), registration cancelled 1992-08-26, S/N 15072799 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: New River Gorge

## 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 19790919039939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919039939A), Sep 19, 1979: Cessna 150L, Lansing, WV, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control on takeoff. Hit parked planes on ground. Made premature liftoff trying to miss parked aircraft.

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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