# Accident 19730501010962A: Cessna 150J, Pacoima, CA, May 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1973
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: Whiteman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.2593° N, 118.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITEMAN (WHP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-118.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50814, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50814-2010-04-01) (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 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 327 total, 37 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73AL052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730501010962A

## Narrative

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

C-150 IN LDG FLARE. UNICOM NOT MONITORED AT TIME OF ACCDT. BOTH PLTS CALLED ENTERING PATTERN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N974SR, Cessna 182L: [Accident 19730501010961A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730501010961A)

## 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 LAX73AL052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL052), May 1, 1973: Cessna 150 (N50814), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N50814 (5)

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

- [Accident 20061231027819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061231027819A), Dec 31, 2006: Cessna 150J (N50814), El Cajon, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On 12/31/06, at 1100 PST N50814, a Cessna 150 aircraft was conducting banner tow operation at Gillespie field (ksee), El Cajon CA. The aircraft attempted…
- [Incident 20050710015679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050710015679I), Jul 10, 2005: Cessna 150J (N50814), Anaheim Hills, CA. (-23) At approx 2300 MSL aircraft experienced an immediate engine failure and landed on 241 tollway connector to 91 eastbound freeway, near Anaheim Hills, CA.…
- [Incident 20021026030919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021026030919I), Oct 26, 2002: Cessna 150J (N50814), Anaheim, CA. (-23) On October 26, 2002, a Cessna 150-J, N50814, banner tow aircraft developed engine problems and landed on kraemer blvd, a street near edison field stadium…
- [Accident 19960707016409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960707016409A), Jul 7, 1996: Cessna STC150 (N50814), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit downwind for landing. Dropped banner. Landed short. Nosed over. Selector on empty tank instead of both.
- [Accident 19760821024869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821024869A), Aug 21, 1976: Cessna 150J (N50814), El Monte, CA, Substantial damage

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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