# Accident 19781221038769A: Cessna A150K, Ft.Collins, CO, December 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1978
- Place: Ft.Collins, CO
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9489U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9489U) (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: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781221038769A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN79FTE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE11), Dec 21, 1978: Cessna 150 (N9489U), Ft.Collins, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9489U (1)

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

- [Accident 19770212003059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770212003059A), Feb 12, 1977: Cessna 150M (N9489U), Ft Collins, CO, 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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