# Accident 19780827029739A: Cessna A150K, Duncannon, PA, August 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1978
- Place: Duncannon, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.3952° N, 77.0277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duncannon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3952&lon=-77.0277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714CR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714CR-1991-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 76 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780827029739A

## Narrative

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

PVT PILOT ON A TRAINING XC FLT ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILINGS.MADE OFF LDG,COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## 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 NYC78FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA086), Aug 27, 1978: Cessna 150 (N714CR), Duncannon, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N714CR (1)

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

- [Accident 19890114000629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890114000629A), Jan 14, 1989: Cessna 150M (N714CR), Winchester, VA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on local dual flight. Nosed over in a field on forced landing.

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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