# Accident 19781228040429A: Cessna A150K, Sussex, WI, December 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1978
- Place: Sussex, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.1349° N, 88.2260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sussex, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1349&lon=-88.2260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60422, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60422-2011-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (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: 347 total, 156 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228040429A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 CHI79FEP13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP13), Dec 28, 1978: Cessna 150 (N60422), Sussex, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N60422 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730807025671A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730807025671A), Aug 7, 1973: Cessna 150J (N60422), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Un ctc twr,lndd on active rwy. Taxiing on rwy,hit by Beech N2102W.

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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