# Accident 19780810020871A: Cessna A150K, Covington, TN, August 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1978
- Place: Covington, TN
- Airport: Chapel Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 35.5659° N, 89.6485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5659&lon=-89.6485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5585G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5585G-2013-08-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810020871A

## Narrative

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

SUBSTANTIAL DMG TO N4785Q.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N51285, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19780810020872A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810020872A)

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5585G (2)

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

- [Accident 19781129036939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781129036939A), Nov 29, 1978: Cessna A150K (N5585G), Covington, TN, Substantial damage. Substantial dmg to N4785Q.
- [Accident 19730718021159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730718021159A), Jul 18, 1973: Cessna A150K (N5585G), Doylestown, OH, Substantial damage. Oil drained prev evening,quick drain left open and no oil replaced.

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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