# Accident 19780903028619A: Cessna A150K, Clawson, MI, September 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1978
- Place: Clawson, MI
- Airport: Troy Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 42.5367° N, 83.1504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clawson, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5367&lon=-83.1504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 47 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEC51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780903028619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS AWARE OF EXCESSIVE WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 CHI78FEC51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC51), Sep 3, 1978: Cessna 152 (N757RP), Clawson, MI, 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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