# NTSB IAD79FHD05: Cessna 150, N5440Q, Rehobeth, DE, November 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1978
- Place: Rehobeth, DE · REHOBETH, DE
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FHD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FHD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4387  78/11/25   REHOBETH,DE         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N5440Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 50, 2346 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            240 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REHOBETH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REHOBETH,DE                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5440Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5440Q-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N 15073340, built 1972 (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: Rehobeth

## 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 19781125044579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781125044579A), Nov 25, 1978: Cessna A150K, Rehoboth Beach, DE, Destroyed

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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