# Accident 19780509009849A: Cessna A150K, Yankton, SD, May 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1978
- Place: Yankton, SD
- Airport: Chad Gurney Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.8898° N, 97.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yankton, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8898&lon=-97.3927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49924, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49924-2001-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FTK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780509009849A

## 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 MKC78FTK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK14), May 9, 1978: Cessna 152 (N49924), Yankton, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N49924 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820430023039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820430023039A), Apr 30, 1982: Cessna 152 (N49924), White Sulphur S, WV, Destroyed. Made turn into rising terrain on climbout instead of normal highway gap route. Near gross weight. Flew into trees.
- [Incident 19791014052729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014052729I), Oct 14, 1979: Cessna 152 (N49924), Georgetown, IN, Minor damage. Engine became rough, pilot checked for carb ice. Made precautionary landing in a field. Primer unlocked and out.

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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