# Accident 19780415008819A: Cessna A150K, Brooksville, FL, April 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1978
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Hernando County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 28.5166° N, 82.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooksville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5166&lon=-82.4047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6511S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6511S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (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
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,439 total, 125 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415008819A

## 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 MIA78FLD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD35), Apr 15, 1978: Cessna 150H (N6511S), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6511S (1)

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

- [Accident 20170604009219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170604009219A), Jun 4, 2017: Cessna 150H (N6511S), Newburyport, MA, Substantial damage. Student pilot was attempting to takeoff on runway 28 and as he started takeoff roll the window opened up and he was distracted. He tried closing the window…

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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