# NTSB NYC80FGM10: Cessna 150M, N704ST, Waynesburg, PA, January 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1980
- 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FGM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0170  80/1/26  NR.WAYNESBURG,PA      CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N704ST              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 1002 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            285 IN TYPE, 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: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704ST](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704ST-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N 15078844, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: 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 19800126001259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800126001259A), Jan 26, 1980: Cessna 150M, Waynesburg, PA, Substantial damage. Veered off runway on landing. Nosed over, left tire skid marks. Brake ok. Possible student's foot on brake.

## Other investigations on N704ST (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 NYC01LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA003), Oct 5, 2000: Cessna 150M (N704ST), Haverford Twp., PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's inability to locate the airport. A factor in this accident was the dark night conditions.

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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