# Accident 19731218039729A: Cessna 150J, Chester, CA, December 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1973
- Place: Chester, CA
- Airport: Chester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 40.3017° N, 121.2325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3017&lon=-121.2325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51135, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51135) (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: 371 total, 243 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DXQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731218039729A

## Narrative

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

HAD TO LND ON UNPLOWED RWY.

## 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 OAK74DXQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ18), Dec 18, 1973: Cessna 150 (N51135), Chester, 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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