# Accident 19781012032769A: Cessna A150K, Blacksburg,Va, VA, October 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1978
- Place: Blacksburg,Va, VA
- Airport: Vpi Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 37.2313° N, 80.4267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blacksburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2313&lon=-80.4267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5709E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5709E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (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: 37 total, 7 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781012032769A

## Narrative

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

WIND VARIABLE 250-300.GUSTS TO 8 KTS.

## 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 IAD79FID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID01), Oct 12, 1978: Cessna 150 (N5709E), Blacksburg, VA, 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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