# NTSB NYC78FGM18: Cessna 150M, N45080, Waynesburg, PA, February 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1978
- 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0382  78/2/19    WAYNESBURG,PA       CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N45080              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYNESBURG,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45080](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45080), registered now, S/N 15076726, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (registry code 17402, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greene County

## 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 19780219002639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219002639A), Feb 19, 1978: Cessna 150M, Waynesburg, PA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N45080 (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 CEN12LA507](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA507), Jul 31, 2012: Cessna 150M (N45080), Cottage Grove, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on a runway with significant overgrown vegetation along the edges and his landing, which was left of the centerline.

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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