# Accident 19730424010319A: Cessna A150K, Pacifica, CA, April 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1973
- Place: Pacifica, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.6070° N, 122.4829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacifica, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6070&lon=-122.4829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22446, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22446-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 277 total, 224 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FVM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVM30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730424010319A

## Narrative

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

FLT 700-1000 AGL ALONG COAST,WHEN ENG QUIT.UN REACH LND,DITCHED 100 YDS OFF SHORE.ACFT SANK.

## 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 OAK73FVM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVM30), Apr 24, 1973: Cessna 150 (N22446), Pacifica, CA, destroyed

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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