# Accident 19780909029819A: Cessna A150K, Canaan, CT, September 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1978
- Place: Canaan, CT
- Airport: Canaan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.0401° N, 73.3329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canaan, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0401&lon=-73.3329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5980D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 892 total, 291 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909029819A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPTD UN RETURN CONTROL STICK TO NEUTRAL POSITION.WIND GUSTS TKTS.

## 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 NYC78FNE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE32), Sep 9, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N5980D), Canaan, CT, 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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