# Accident 19780710019159A: Cessna A150K, Sterling, CO, July 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1978
- Place: Sterling, CO
- Airport: Crosson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.6205° N, 103.1926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6205&lon=-103.1926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50546, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50546-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 40 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78DTE72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE72) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780710019159A

## 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 DEN78DTE72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE72), Jul 10, 1978: Cessna 150 (N50546), Sterling, CO, 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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