# NTSB NYC79DFJ14: Cessna 150L, N10891, Orchard Park, NY, April 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1979
- Place: Orchard Park, NY · ORCHARD PARK, NY
- Location: 42.7622° N, 78.7414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orchard Park, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7622&lon=-78.7414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DFJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0687  79/4/20    ORCHARD PARK,NY     CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N10891              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORCHARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORCHARD PARK,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10891](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10891), registered now, S/N 15075112, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orchard

## 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 19790420008069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420008069A), Apr 20, 1979: Cessna 150, Orchard Park, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot allowed the aircraft to bounce and porpoise on landing. Nose gear damaged.

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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