# Accident 19871114080049A: Cessna A150K, Elkhart, IN, November 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1987, 16:15 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Mishawaka Pilots Club
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6298° N, 85.9995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6298&lon=-85.9995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8382M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8382M-1994-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,762 total, 431 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871114080049A

## Narrative

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

LANDED BEFORE ANOTHER AIRCRAFT HAD CLEARED RUNWAY. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI88LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA023), Nov 14, 1987: Cessna A150K (N8382M), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8382M (3)

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

- [Accident 19930725025292A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930725025292A), Jul 25, 1993: Cessna A150K (N8382M), Goshen, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. After acrobatics made low pass over runway west to east. N8610E homebuilt was on east to west pass both collided.
- [Accident 19810415017739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810415017739A), Apr 15, 1981: Cessna A150K (N8382M), Norman, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing. Unapproved landing was installed on aircraft.
- [Accident 19770708021399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770708021399A), Jul 8, 1977: Cessna A150K (N8382M), Gillis, LA, Substantial damage. Aborted when psgr door opened. Truck wheel rut 4INCHES deep across ag strip.

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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