# Accident 19780212004169A: Cessna A150K, Dexter, NY, February 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1978
- Place: Dexter, NY
- Airport: Sen Owen Brewster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.0111° N, 76.0414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0111&lon=-76.0414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5802G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5802G-1981-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 643 total, 0 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNC14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212004169A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC78FNC14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC14), Feb 12, 1978: Cessna 150K (N5802G), Dexter, ME, substantial damage, 2 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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