# NTSB MKC78DER27: Cessna 150, N9284U, St.Paul, MN, February 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1978
- Place: St.Paul, MN · ST.PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&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 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DER27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0936  78/2/13    ST.PAUL,MN          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1050                    N9284U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.PAUL DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PAUL,MN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
        REMARKS- PILOT'S SEAT LATCH DID NOT ENGAGE AND SEAT SLID AFT DURING LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9284U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9284U-1998-08-27), registration cancelled 1998-08-27, S/N 15078234 (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: St.Paul Downtown

## 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 19780213009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780213009449A), Feb 13, 1978: Cessna 150M, St.Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot's seat latch did not engage and seat slid aft during landin

## Other investigations on N9284U (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 CHI94LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA224), Jul 8, 1994: Cessna 150 (N9284U), Andover, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's improper procedures and directives by electing to pull the mixture control to the 'off' position during simulated emergency procedures. A factor associated with the accident…

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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