# Accident 19780420011949A: Cessna A150K, Tallahassee, FL, April 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1978
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.3968° N, 84.3509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TALLAHASSEE INTL (TLH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3968&lon=-84.3509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6979F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6979F-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (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: 26 total, 22 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DLA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780420011949A

## 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 MIA78DLA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLA29), Apr 20, 1978: Cessna C-150F (N6979F), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6979F (1)

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

- [Accident 19840809039099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840809039099A), Aug 9, 1984: Cessna 150F (N6979F), Banner Elk, NC, Destroyed. During climbout wings wavered, sudden roll and pitch down to ground. Gross weight takeoff into rising terrain.

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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