# NTSB IAD79FLQ12: Cessna 150, N4684X, Berea, KY, May 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1979
- Place: Berea, KY · BEREA, KY
- Location: 37.5893° N, 84.2945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berea, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5893&lon=-84.2945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FLQ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1662  79/5/17    BEREA,KY            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N4684X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEREA RICHMOND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEREA,KY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PILOT PULLED OFF POWER TOO EARLY IN APPROACH.NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED ON TOUCHDOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4684X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4684X-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 15064734, built 1966 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Berea Richmond

## 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 19790517009819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790517009819A), May 17, 1979: Cessna 150, Berea, KY, Substantial damage. Student pilot's first solo. Landed hard, short of the runway.

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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