# Accident 19780731020029A: Cessna A150K, Memphis, TN, July 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1978
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Isle-A-Port
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 35.0959° N, 90.1140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ISLE-A-PORT (TN43), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0959&lon=-90.1140&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49915, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49915-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 9 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780731020029A

## Narrative

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

RWY CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS.STRUCK PILE OF CINDERS LEFT OF SOD RIRST FLT FM THIS ARPT.

## 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 IAD78FLT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT08), Jul 31, 1978: Cessna 152 (N49915), Memphis, TN, 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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