# NTSB IAD79FLJ03: Cessna 150, N2940S, Hubert, NC, December 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1978
- Place: Hubert, NC · HUBERT, NC
- Location: 34.7000° N, 77.2066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hubert, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7000&lon=-77.2066&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FLJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4063  78/12/11 NR.HUBERT,NC          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 300
        TIME - 0600                    N2940S              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK HURST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HUBERT,NC                    MYRTLE BEACH,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2940S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2940S-2009-07-24), registration cancelled 2009-07-24, S/N 15066840, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Jack Hurst

## 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 19781211040799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211040799A), Dec 11, 1978: Cessna A150K, Hubert, NC, 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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