# Accident 19740705019259A: Cessna A150K, Firebaugh, CA, July 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1974
- Place: Firebaugh, CA
- Airport: Newhaul
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 36.8511° N, 120.4526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firebaugh, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8511&lon=-120.4526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8080L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8080L-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740705019259A

## Narrative

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

GUST 15K.

## 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 OAK74DVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA02), Jul 5, 1974: Cessna 150L (N8080L), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8080L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780610014789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780610014789A), Jun 10, 1978: Cessna A150K (N8080L), Angels Camp, CA, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19740609016309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609016309A), Jun 9, 1974: Cessna A150L (N8080L), Groveland, CA, Substantial damage. Winding taxiway,lined with trees & pwr poles.

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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