# Accident 19781124036349A: Cessna A150K, Piedmont, SD, November 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1978
- Place: Piedmont, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 44.2199° N, 103.3768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piedmont, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2199&lon=-103.3768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66231, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66231) (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: 220 total, 87 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781124036349A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 MKC79DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK01), Nov 24, 1978: Cessna 150 (N66231), Piedmont, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66231 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910812052509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910812052509I), Aug 12, 1991: Cessna 150M (N66231), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Engine quit on final. Stalled aircraft to avoid powerlines. Landed short,mixture control friction lock loose.

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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