# NTSB IAD79FGN34: Cessna 150, N1614Q, Moundsville, WV, July 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1979
- Place: Moundsville, WV · MOUNDSVILLE, WV
- Location: 39.9221° N, 80.7421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moundsville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9221&lon=-80.7421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FGN34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FGN34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1315  79/7/14    MOUNDSVILLE,WV      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 2125                    N1614Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNDSVILLE,WV              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT STATED AFT ENTERING GRASS AREA ON LNDG HE RE-APPLIED PWR IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN ACFT TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1614Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1614Q-2012-07-09), registration cancelled 2012-07-09, S/N 15072914, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Marshall County

## 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 19790714013499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714013499A), Jul 14, 1979: Cessna 150, Moundsville, WV, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft on takeoff roll. Ran off edge of rwy into a ditch.

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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