# Accident 19771222038569A: Cessna 150M, Tipton, IA, December 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1977
- Place: Tipton, IA
- Airport: Matthews
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.7701° N, 91.1283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tipton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7701&lon=-91.1283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66055, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66055) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771222038569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WND GUSTING 20KTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC78DCD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD10), Dec 22, 1977: Cessna 150 (N66055), Tipton, IA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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