# Accident 19780503007899A: Cessna A150K, Bedford, MO, May 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1978
- Place: Bedford, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.6961° N, 93.3730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6961&lon=-93.3730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7474C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 535 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503007899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## 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 MKC78FCG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG29), May 3, 1978: Cessna 150 (N7474C), Bedford, MO, 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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