# Accident 19780305003929A: Cessna A150K, West Chicago, IL, March 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1978
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Du Page County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704LF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704LF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305003929A

## 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 CHI78DEE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE28), Mar 5, 1978: Cessna 150M (N704LF), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N704LF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790726021409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726021409I), Jul 26, 1979: Cessna 150M (N704LF), Marengo, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft struck trees during precautionary night landing.

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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