# Accident 19781118037459A: Cessna A150K, Spencer, WV, November 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1978
- Place: Spencer, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.8001° N, 81.3527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8001&lon=-81.3527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7359B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7359B-1982-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 522 total, 12 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781118037459A

## Narrative

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

PLT BLOOD ALC LEVEL 264MG .KMR MUFFLER/HEAT EXCHANGER LEAKING,AD IES,COMPLIED WITH AD.DARK.

## 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 IAD79FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA013), Nov 18, 1978: Cessna 152 (N7359B), Spencer, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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