# Accident 19780903030359A: Cessna 150M, New Albin, IA, September 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1978
- Place: New Albin, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.4970° N, 91.2878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Albin, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4970&lon=-91.2878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3749V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3749V-1979-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 375 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780903030359A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A SOFT PASTURE WITH HIGH VEGETATION.

## 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 MKC78FCD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD51), Sep 3, 1978: Cessna 150 (N3749V), New Albin, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3749V (1)

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

- [Accident 19760628021379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760628021379A), Jun 28, 1976: Cessna 150M (N3749V), Rolette, ND, Substantial damage. Collided with railroad crossing sign. Acft stopped on railroad tracks.

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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