# NTSB NYC79DNC01: Cessna 150, N565Q, Lowell, VT, October 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Place: Lowell, VT · LOWELL, VT
- Location: 44.7935° N, 72.4328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lowell, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7935&lon=-72.4328&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DNC01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3353   78/10/1   LOWELL,VT           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N565Q               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 8342 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT,VT                  MONTPELIER,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       59
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WX BRIEFER ADVISED PILOT NOT TO TAKE-OFF. WIND GUSTING 35 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N565Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N565Q-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 15072315 (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

## 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 19781001032729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001032729A), Oct 1, 1978: Cessna A150K, Lowell, VT, Destroyed. Wx briefer advised pilot not to take-off. Wind gusting 35 knots.

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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