# NTSB NYC80FNC11: Cessna 150, N9158U, Augusta, ME, February 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1980
- Place: Augusta, ME · AUGUSTA, ME
- Location: 44.3106° N, 69.7795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3106&lon=-69.7795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNC11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0211   80/2/8    AUGUSTA,MA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 156
        TIME - 1405                    N9158U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUGUSTA STATE PK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELIOT,MA                    AUGUSTA,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9158U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9158U-1983-02-12), registration cancelled 1983-02-12, S/N 15078109 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Augusta State Pk

## 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 19800208002099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208002099A), Feb 8, 1980: Cessna 150M, Augusta, ME, Substantial damage. Became too slow on final. Encountered downdraft. Aircraft dropped out, hit ground short of runway.

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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