# NTSB MIA78DKJ58: Cessna 150, N6916G, Talladega, AL, July 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1978
- Place: Talladega, AL · TALLADEGA, AL
- Location: 33.4318° N, 86.0995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talladega, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4318&lon=-86.0995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKJ58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2991   78/7/8    TALLADEGA,AL        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2899
        TIME - 0700                    N6916G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLADEGA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TALLADEGA,AL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- UNMARKED TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6916G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6916G-1991-01-28), registration cancelled 1991-01-28, S/N 15072416 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Talladega Muni

## 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 19780708029179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708029179A), Jul 8, 1978: Cessna A150K, Talladega, AL, Substantial damage. Unmarked taxiway.

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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