# Accident 19740330006729A: Cessna 150L, Palm Sprngs, CA, March 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1974
- Place: Palm Sprngs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16028, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16028-1974-04-22) (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: 259 total, 144 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330006729A

## Narrative

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

GRTR THAN EXPECTED DWN DRAFTS.PLT DIDNT TURN ARND,ACFT SETTLED INTO OBSCURED MTN.GUSTS TO 55K.

## 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 LAX74DUG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG45), Mar 30, 1974: Cessna 150 (N16028), Palm Sprngs, 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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