# Accident 19781221040379A: Cessna A150K, Phoenix, AZ, December 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1978
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48600, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48600-1989-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781221040379A

## 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 LAX79DUJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ29), Dec 21, 1978: Cessna 152 (N48600), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48600 (2)

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

- [Accident 19860502015569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860502015569A), May 2, 1986: Cessna 152 (N48600), Wickenburg, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered off runway after student touchdown with flat nose tire. Flipped over while returning to the runway.
- [Incident 19850907050809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850907050809I), Sep 7, 1985: Cessna 152 (N48600), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed while attempting to do a touch and go.

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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