# NTSB IAD79FLT01: Cessna 150, N5585G, Covington, TN, November 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1978
- Place: Covington, TN · COVINGTON, TN
- Location: 35.5659° N, 89.6485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5659&lon=-89.6485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FLT01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLT01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3419  78/11/29   COVINGTON,TN        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N5585G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAPEL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COVINGTON,TN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- SUBSTANTIAL DMG TO N4785Q.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5585G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5585G-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 15071085, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Chapel Field

## 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 19781129036939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781129036939A), Nov 29, 1978: Cessna A150K, Covington, TN, Substantial damage. Substantial dmg to N4785Q.

## Other investigations on N5585G (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI74FEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI02), Jul 18, 1973: Cessna 150 (N5585G), Doylestown, OH, substantial damage

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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