# Accident 19780227002409A: Cessna A150K, Electric City, WA, February 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1978
- Place: Electric City, WA
- Airport: Grand Coulee Dam
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 47.9221° N, 119.0830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND COULEE DAM (3W7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9221&lon=-119.0830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6615G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6615G-1981-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 26 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYP12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227002409A

## Narrative

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

TKOF INTO SPARSLEY LIGHTED TERRAIN.PLT HAD 3 HRS NIGHT 4 TENTHS HSTRUMENT.

## 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 SEA78FYP12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP12), Feb 27, 1978: Cessna 150L (N6615G), Electric City, WA, 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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