# Incident 19781027027419I: Cessna 150, Newton, KS, October 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Newton, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0377° N, 97.3450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0377&lon=-97.3450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51274, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51274-1980-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027027419I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT DAMAGED NOSE GEAR, PROP AND WING TIP IN HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N51274 (2)

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

- [Accident 19800119000879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119000879A), Jan 19, 1980: Cessna 150J (N51274), Newton, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Student pilot & passenger departed at night into low ceiling & visibility. Lost control of airplane.
- [Incident 19780916019259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916019259I), Sep 16, 1978: Cessna 150 (N51274), Moundridge, KS, Minor damage. Aircraft struck fencepost during rollout of forced landing.

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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