# Accident 19780715027879A: Cessna A150K, Cantwell, AK, July 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1978
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 63.3917° N, 148.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cantwell, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3917&lon=-148.9508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66744, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66744-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (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: 134 total, 111 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715027879A

## Narrative

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

MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.WRECKAGE FOUND OFF INTENDED COURSE STATED ON PLAN.

## 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 ANC78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA052), Jul 15, 1978: Cessna 150M (N66744), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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