# Accident 19781015030949A: Cessna A150K, Dewey, OK, October 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: Dewey, OK
- Airport: Dewey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.7904° N, 95.9337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dewey, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7904&lon=-95.9337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N669ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N669ST-1988-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 70 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015030949A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 17KTS.

## 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 FTW79FPM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM02), Oct 15, 1978: Cessna 152T (N669ST), Dewey, OK, destroyed

## Other reports on N669ST (3)

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

- [Accident 19880212003459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880212003459A), Feb 12, 1988: Cessna 152 (N669ST), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed on a golf course. Wing tank cap vent was clogged. Carburetor ice possible.
- [Incident 19870801048199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870801048199I), Aug 1, 1987: Cessna 152 (N669ST), Skiatook, OK, Minor damage. Solo student porpoised on landing. The nose gear broke off.
- [Incident 19870520033339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870520033339I), May 20, 1987: Cessna 152 (N669ST), Tulsa, OK. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion and the aircraft landed in a plowed field. Instructor lost track of time.

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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