# Accident 19780327013061A: Cessna A150K, Monmouth, IL, March 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1978
- Place: Monmouth, IL
- Airport: Monmouth Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.9297° N, 90.6311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONMOUTH MUNI (C66), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9297&lon=-90.6311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704PT-2018-05-31) (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: 17 total, 15 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEV23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780327013061A

## Narrative

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

SNOW COVERED TERRAIN BLENDED WITH COLOR OF A/C. FAILED TO OBTAIN FIC AND GIVE POSITION-UNICOM.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N24242, Cessna 152: [Accident 19780327013062A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780327013062A)

## 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 CHI78FEV23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV23), Mar 27, 1978: Cessna 150M (N704PT), Monmouth, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N704PT (2)

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

- [Incident 20160829007079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160829007079I), Aug 29, 2016: Cessna 150M (N704PT), Vernon, TX, Minor damage. On August 29, 2016, a Cessna 150M, aircraft bearing registration number N704PT, registered to a private owner, hit a wild, west Texas hog upon landing. Pilot…
- [Accident 19781209039899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781209039899A), Dec 9, 1978: Cessna A150K (N704PT), Monmouth, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot landed in loose snow off side of rnwy.

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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