# Accident 19780207002529A: Cessna A150K, Auburn, NY, February 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1978
- Place: Auburn, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.9338° N, 76.5672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9338&lon=-76.5672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714NV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714NV-1981-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FFJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780207002529A

## Narrative

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

TRIM FOUND IN UP ELEVATOR POSITION.ACFT OBSVD TO CLIMB & FALL REPDLY.

## 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 NYC78FFJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ13), Feb 7, 1978: Cessna 150 (N714NV), Auburn, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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