# Accident 19781115036369A: Cessna A150K, Elkton, MD, November 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1978
- Place: Elkton, MD
- Airport: Cecil Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Location: 39.6058° N, 75.8217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6058&lon=-75.8217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9462U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9462U-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (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: 289 total, 186 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FIG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781115036369A

## Narrative

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

AFT CFI REDUCED PWR STU IMMEDIATELY BANKED ACFT BACK TOWARD RWY.

## 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 IAD79FIG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG02), Nov 15, 1978: Cessna 150 (N9462U), Elkton, MD, destroyed

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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