# NTSB IAD79DLJ09: Cessna 150, N45096, Roseboro, NC, April 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1979
- Place: Roseboro, NC · ROSEBORO, NC
- Location: 34.9539° N, 78.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roseboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9539&lon=-78.5153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DLJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0889  79/4/15    ROSEBORO,NC         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N45096              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 772 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            424 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAYETTEVILLE,NC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PRACTICE FORCED LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45096](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45096-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N 15076734, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790415006799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790415006799A), Apr 15, 1979: Cessna 150, Roseboro, NC, Substantial damage. Instructor let student get too low on simulated forced landing. Could not clear tree, tried to turn, hit ground.

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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