# Accident 19780807021639A: Cessna A150K, Savannah, GA, August 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1978
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Hopeton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5699E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5699E-2009-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (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: 3,600 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807021639A

## Narrative

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

VENT LINE BEHIND LEFT WING LIFT STRUT COMPLETELY BLOCKED WITH MUDY.

## 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 MIA78FKG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG70), Aug 7, 1978: Cessna 150 (N5699E), Savannah, GA, 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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