# Accident 19781016030739A: Cessna A150K, Dothan, AL, October 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1978
- Place: Dothan, AL
- Airport: Dothan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 31.3210° N, 85.4495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DOTHAN RGNL (DHN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3210&lon=-85.4495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757TM-2007-12-12) (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: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781016030739A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 MIA79DKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ05), Oct 16, 1978: Cessna 152T (N757TM), Dothan, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N757TM (1)

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

- [Accident 19910821035669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910821035669A), Aug 21, 1991: Cessna 152 (N757TM), Marianna, FL, Substantial damage. Landed hard after misjudging approach speed. Bounced,porpoised,came down on nose and collapsed nose gear.

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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