# Accident 19780818022879A: Cessna A150K, Kenosha, WI, August 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1978
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Airport: Kenosha Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Traffic Pattern
- Location: 42.5875° N, 87.8800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenosha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5875&lon=-87.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6490G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6490G-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (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: 6,173 total, 2,618 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEP60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818022879A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK FENCE.INSTRUCTOR TURNED FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF POSI ON DOWNWIND APPROACH.

## 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 CHI78DEP60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP60), Aug 18, 1978: Cessna 150K (N6490G), Kenosha, WI, 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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