# NTSB MIA77DKJ40: Cessna 150, N9234U, Tuscaloosa, AL, May 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1977
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
- Location: 33.2098° N, 87.5692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscaloosa, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2098&lon=-87.5692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DKJ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1015  77/5/29    TUSCALOOSA,AL       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N9234U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDERGRAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSCALOOSA,AL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- GR HIT TAXIWAY LIP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9234U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9234U-1993-11-09), registration cancelled 1993-11-09, S/N 15078184 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vandergraf

## 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 19770529012889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770529012889A), May 29, 1977: Cessna 150M, Tuscaloosa, AL, Substantial damage. Gr hit taxiway lip

## Other investigations on N9234U (2)

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 CHI92LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA284), Sep 20, 1992: Cessna 150M (N9234U), Joplin, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION ALONG WITH THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DOWNDRAFT ENCOUNTERED.
- [NTSB CHI88LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA219), Aug 21, 1988: Cessna 150M (N9234U), Elkhart, IN, 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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