# Accident 19781218041699A: Cessna A150K, Troy, TX, December 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1978
- Place: Troy, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.1940° N, 97.3003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1940&lon=-97.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48827, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48827-2008-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781218041699A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH ROAD SIGN.

## 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 FTW79DRG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG11), Dec 18, 1978: Cessna 150 (N48827), Troy, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48827 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880320040399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320040399I), Mar 20, 1988: Cessna 152 (N48827), Bruce, WI. Local snow showers required deviations. Ran out of fuel short of destination. Landed safely off airport.

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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