# Accident 19731123038059A: Cessna 150G, Rialto, CA, November 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1973
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.1174° N, 117.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rialto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1174&lon=-117.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2978J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2978J-1974-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 111 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731123038059A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH DITCH BANK 60FT FROM RWY.PLT STATED SEVERE GUST OF WIND 50FT AGL ON APCH.

## 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 LAX74FUG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUG27), Nov 23, 1973: Cessna 150 (N2978J), Rialto, 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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