# Accident 19780429008429A: Cessna A150K, Spencerport, NY, April 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1978
- Place: Spencerport, NY
- Airport: Spencerport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.1881° N, 77.8090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencerport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1881&lon=-77.8090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8440U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8440U) (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: 2,230 total, 715 in this make and model, 238 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FFJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429008429A

## 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 NYC78FFJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ19), Apr 29, 1978: Cessna 150 (N8440U), Spencerport, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8440U (3)

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

- [Incident 19820712039459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820712039459I), Jul 12, 1982: Cessna 150M (N8440U), Columbus, OH. Elected to land in a field 5 miles northeast of destination due to intermittent power. Right fuel tank was dry.
- [Incident 19800426046349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426046349I), Apr 26, 1980: Cessna 150M (N8440U), Orchard Park, NY, Minor damage. Student pilot collapsed nose gear on third bounce during landing.
- [Accident 19760802025849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760802025849A), Aug 2, 1976: Cessna 150M (N8440U), Brockport, NY, Substantial damage. Rolled downhill struck stone fence.

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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