# Accident 19740820027129A: Cessna 150L, Simi, CA, August 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1974
- Place: Simi, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Location: 38.6399° N, 122.8744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6399&lon=-122.8744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11809, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11809-1975-05-05) (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: 2,114 total, 255 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ06-134479) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740820027129A

## Narrative

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

SUSPECTED PWR LOSS DRNG SIMLD FORCED LDG

## 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 LAX75FUQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ06-134479), Aug 20, 1974: Cessna 150 (N11809), Simi, 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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