# NTSB NYC78FGM31: Cessna 150, N2639J, Mt Pleasant, PA, May 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1978
- Place: Mt Pleasant, PA · MT PLEASANT, PA
- Location: 40.1509° N, 79.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1509&lon=-79.5434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGM31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0957  78/5/26    MT PLEASANT,PA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N2639J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      27, 549 TOTAL HOURS, 87
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT PLEASANT-SCOTT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BELLE VERNON,PA             RETURN                       MT PLEASANT,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2639J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2639J-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 15065639, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mt Pleasant-Scott

## 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 19780526009379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526009379A), May 26, 1978: Cessna 150G, Mt Pleasant, PA, Substantial damage

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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