# Accident 19730107001389A: Cessna A150K, San Carlos, CA, January 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1973
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.4990° N, 122.2676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Carlos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4990&lon=-122.2676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6076T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6076T-1973-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 702 total, 530 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73AP020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730107001389A

## Narrative

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

DITCHED IN RESERVOIR.

## 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 OAK73AP020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP020), Jan 7, 1973: Cessna 150 (N6076T), San Carlos, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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