# Accident 19781208037979A: Cessna A150K, Monson, MA, December 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1978
- Place: Monson, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.1043° N, 72.3190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monson, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1043&lon=-72.3190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45352, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45352-2012-11-09) (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: 656 total, 100 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781208037979A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON TOP OF MTN RIDGE.

## 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 NYC79FNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE01), Dec 8, 1978: Cessna 150 (N45352), Monson, MA, substantial damage

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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