# Accident 19740314008249A: Cessna 150L, Snta Brbara, CA, March 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1974
- Place: Snta Brbara, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 34.4036° N, 119.7137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Barbara, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4036&lon=-119.7137&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6685G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6685G-1974-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUQ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740314008249A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 LAX74FUQ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ36), Mar 14, 1974: Cessna 150L (N6685G), Snta Brbara, 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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