# Accident 19780130001569A: Cessna A150K, Palmetto, GA, January 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1978
- Place: Palmetto, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.5407° N, 84.6766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmetto, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5407&lon=-84.6766&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6946G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6946G-1980-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 73 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780130001569A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATES CHOICE OF LANDING AREA WAS POOR.

## 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 MIA78FKG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG17), Jan 30, 1978: Cessna 150 (N6946G), Palmetto, GA, 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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