# NTSB MIA78FKQ35: Cessna 150, N1529Q, Biloxi, MS, August 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1978
- Place: Biloxi, MS · BILOXI, MS
- Location: 30.3960° N, 88.8853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Biloxi, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3960&lon=-88.8853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKQ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKQ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3008  78/8/26    BILOXI,MS           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1325                    N1529Q              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEESLER AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOBILE,AL                   BILOXI,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- SEAT BELT BUCKLE RUPERT MODEL 50 POPPED LOOSE ON IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1529Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1529Q-1980-06-30), registration cancelled 1980-06-30, S/N 15072829, built 1971 (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: Keesler Afb

## 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 19780826025839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826025839A), Aug 26, 1978: Cessna 150L, Biloxi, MS, Substantial damage. Seat belt buckle rupert model 50 popped loose on impact.

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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