# NTSB IAD79FIG02: Cessna 150, N9462U, Elkton, MD, November 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1978
- Place: Elkton, MD · ELKTON, MD
- Location: 39.6058° N, 75.8217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6058&lon=-75.8217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FIG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3415  78/11/15   ELKTON,MD           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1205                    N9462U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 289 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            185 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CECIL AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKTON,MD                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- AFT CFI REDUCED PWR STU IMMEDIATELY BANKED ACFT BACK TOWARD RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9462U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9462U-2018-03-23), registration cancelled 2018-03-23, S/N 15078410, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Cecil Airpark

## 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 19781115036369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781115036369A), Nov 15, 1978: Cessna A150K, Elkton, MD, Destroyed. Aft CFI reduced pwr stu immediately banked acft back toward rwy.

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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