# Incident 19781104023919I: Cessna 150, West Memphis, AR, November 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1978, 17:30 local time
- Place: West Memphis, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1496° N, 90.1993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Memphis, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1496&lon=-90.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18525, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18525-2006-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 20 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/19781104023919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED SHORT. STRUCK CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON CLOSED PORTION OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N18525 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880818055929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880818055929I), Aug 18, 1988: Cessna 150L (N18525), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Pilot scraped the wing of a parked aircraft while maneuvering to park in a sod area. Counseled on taxi operations.

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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