# Accident 19780327013062A: Cessna 152, Monmouth, IL, March 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1978
- Place: Monmouth, IL
- Airport: Monmouth,Il
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.9142° N, 90.6431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monmouth, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9142&lon=-90.6431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24242, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 5 in this make and model, 1 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/19780327013062A

## 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

- N704PT, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19780327013061A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780327013061A)

## 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 152 (N24242), Monmouth, IL, substantial damage

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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