# Accident 19780714022259A: Cessna A150L, Escanaba, MI, July 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1978
- Place: Escanaba, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 45.7463° N, 87.0836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escanaba, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7463&lon=-87.0836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9918G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9918G-1980-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 524 total, 1 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780714022259A

## Narrative

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

ACFT 76LBS OVER GROSS WT & OFF CG CHARTS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI78FEM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM28), Jul 14, 1978: Cessna 150L (N9918G), Escanaba, MI, destroyed

## Other reports on N9918G (1)

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

- [Accident 19741002037379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741002037379A), Oct 2, 1974: Cessna A150L (N9918G), FL, 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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