# Accident 19740309008399A: Cessna A150K, Moorpark, CA, March 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1974
- Place: Moorpark, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.2859° N, 118.8770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moorpark, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2859&lon=-118.8770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8392M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8392M-1974-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740309008399A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLR RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX74AL060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL060), Mar 9, 1974: Cessna A150K (N8392M), Moorpark, 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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