# NTSB NYC77FA039: Cessna 150, N19532, Rostraver, PA, March 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1977
- Place: Rostraver, PA · ROSTRAVER, PA
- Location: 40.1690° N, 79.8087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Rostraver, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1690&lon=-79.8087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA039

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0260  77/3/17    ROSTRAVER,PA        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2130                    N19532              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 789 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            344 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSTRAVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURG,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19532](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19532-1977-05-31), registration cancelled 1977-05-31, S/N 15074477, built 1973 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Rostraver

## 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 19770317005639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770317005639A), Mar 17, 1977: Cessna 150L, Rostraver, PA, Destroyed

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.