# Accident 19780516009289A: Cessna A150K, Hamilton, MT, May 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1978
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Airport: Hamilton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 46.2526° N, 114.1601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2526&lon=-114.1601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6743G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6743G-2005-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (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: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780516009289A

## Narrative

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

PLT HAD 4 HRS SOLO TIME.

## 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 SEA78FTI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI14), May 16, 1978: Cessna 150 (N6743G), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6743G (1)

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

- [Accident 20050804016099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050804016099A), Aug 4, 2005: Cessna 150L (N6743G), Kellogg, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman (student pilot) was conducting landings at a field elevation of 2223 MSL, with an approximate OAT of 95 degrees, for a density altitude of…

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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