# Accident 19781009039669A: Cessna A150K, Fort Meade, MD, October 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1978
- Place: Fort Meade, MD
- Airport: Tipton Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 39.1057° N, 76.7433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Meade, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1057&lon=-76.7433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3481V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3481V-1999-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009039669A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 16KTS.

## 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 IAD79FIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG01), Oct 9, 1978: Cessna 150 (N3481V), Fort Meade, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3481V (2)

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

- [Accident 19931111042499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931111042499A), Nov 11, 1993: Cessna 150M (N3481V), West Milford, NJ, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final. Struck trees on ensuing forced landing. Engine test normal. Unable to determine power loss.
- [Incident 19780926028659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780926028659I), Sep 26, 1978: Cessna 150 (N3481V), Stevensville, MD. Student on cross country lost directional control after touchdown. Stopped in cornfield. No 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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