# Accident 19780407006539A: Cessna A150K, Covington, GA, April 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1978
- Place: Covington, GA
- Airport: Covington,Ga
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.6054° N, 83.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6054&lon=-83.8466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6489G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6489G-2012-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (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: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407006539A

## 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 MIA78FKG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG36), Apr 7, 1978: Cessna 150 (N6489G), Covington, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6489G (1)

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

- [Accident 19760419009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760419009449A), Apr 19, 1976: Cessna 150K (N6489G), Fayetteville, GA, Substantial damage. Lndd at arpt abt 7MI fm dest arpt. Hit 40FT hi tree abt 126 ft bfr rwy threshold. Aerial adutg.

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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