# NTSB IAD79FGN43: Cessna A150K, N8448M, Herron, WV, August 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1979
- Place: Herron, WV · HERRON, WV
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FGN43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FGN43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3459  79/8/13    HERRON,WV           CESSNA A150K        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N8448M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERRON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HERRON,WV                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK SIGN WHILE TAXIING OFF TAXIWAY TO MANEUVER AROUND ANOTHER ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8448M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8448M), registered now, S/N A1500148, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-E2D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (registry code 42123, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Herron

## 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 19790813019669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790813019669A), Aug 13, 1979: Cessna A150K, New Cumberland, WV, Substantial damage. Hit sign near taxiway during taxi to ramp after landing.

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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