# Accident 19780630021259A: Cessna A150K, Russell Spgs, KY, June 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1978
- Place: Russell Spgs, KY
- Airport: Russell County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Location: 37.0097° N, 85.1028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSSELL COUNTY (K24), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0097&lon=-85.1028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5905G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5905G-2013-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (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: 33 total, 5 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630021259A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT.ONLY 1 OTR FLT IN 1978.UNABLE TO CLIMB ABOVE TREES,TURNEDK.NO ENG MALFUNCTION.

## 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 IAD78FLQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ22), Jun 30, 1978: Cessna 150K (N5905G), Russell Spgs, KY, 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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