# Accident 19771230041589A: Morisy 2150AVARGA, Kent, NY, December 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1977
- Place: Kent, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.3278° N, 78.1353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kent, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3278&lon=-78.1353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5139V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5139V-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morrisey 2150A (registry code 5940204, https://openairdocs.org/model/morrisey-2150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MORISY 2150AVARGA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 2 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771230041589A

## Narrative

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

L FUEL GAUGE DEFECTIVE.

## 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 NYC78FHM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM02), Dec 30, 1977: Morrisey 2150A (N5139V), Kent, NY, destroyed

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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