# NTSB NYC74FGM23: Cessna 150L, N1495Q, Waynesburg, PA, April 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1974
- Place: Waynesburg, PA · WAYNESBURG, PA
- Location: 39.8983° N, 80.1855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8983&lon=-80.1855&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1381  74/4/12    WAYNESBURG,PA       CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 130
        TIME - 1245                    N1495Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENE CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONONGAHELA,PA              WAYNESBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DURING GO-AROUND AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO RIGHT OF RUNWAY,STRUCK SMALL HILLOCK 300 FT FROM RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1495Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1495Q-1998-09-16), registration cancelled 1998-09-16, S/N 15072795 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greene Co

## 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 19740412009429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740412009429A), Apr 12, 1974: Cessna 150L, Waynesburg, PA, Substantial damage. During go-around aircraft drifted to right of runway,struck small hillock 300 ft from runway.

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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