# Accident 19780810020872A: 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: Covington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.5834° N, 89.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COVINGTON MUNI (M04), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5834&lon=-89.5872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51285, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51285) (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: 5,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810020872A

## Narrative

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

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## Other aircraft in the event

- N5585G, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19780810020871A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810020871A)

## 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 IAD78FLT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT09), Aug 10, 1978: Cessna 150 (N51285), Covington, KY, 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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