# Accident 19781227040919A: Cessna A150K, Tucson, AZ, December 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1978
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RYAN FLD (RYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4816X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4816X-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (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: 44 total, 18 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781227040919A

## 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 LAX79DUJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ40), Dec 27, 1978: Cessna 150 (N4816X), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4816X (1)

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

- [Accident 19820328006599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820328006599A), Mar 28, 1982: Cessna 150G (N4816X), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during landing after hearing suspicious engine noise.

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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