# Accident 19780916028349A: Cessna A150K, Plymouth, MI, September 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1978
- Place: Plymouth, MI
- Airport: Mettetal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.3712° N, 83.4676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3712&lon=-83.4676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69037, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69037-2013-08-20) (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: 14 total, 3 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEC55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916028349A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI78FEC55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC55), Sep 16, 1978: Cessna 152 (N69037), Plymouth, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N69037 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850710030509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850710030509A), Jul 10, 1985: Cessna 152 (N69037), Rochester, MN, Substantial damage. Encountered wake turbulence of departing DC9 during long landing. Aircraft bounced then hit on left wing and nose.

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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