# Accident 19781204040779A: Cessna A150K, Bolivar, TN, December 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1978
- Place: Bolivar, TN
- Airport: Bolivar-Hardeman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.2640° N, 89.0119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bolivar, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2640&lon=-89.0119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1540Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1540Q-2012-06-27) (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 A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 84 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204040779A

## Narrative

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

PASTURE AHEAD,TURNING TOWARD ARPT.WATER IN L TANK & CARB.TANK CAPING BRKN.STALL WARN HORN INOP

## 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 IAD79FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA021), Dec 4, 1978: Cessna 150L (N1540Q), Bolivar, TN, substantial damage, 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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