# Accident 19740830030959A: Cessna 150L, San Jose, CA, August 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1974
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19281, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19281-2000-01-18) (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: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FVM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740830030959A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED LDG. 1ST SOLO.

## 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 OAK75FVM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVM11), Aug 30, 1974: Cessna 150 (N19281), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N19281 (3)

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

- [Accident 19981112031642A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981112031642A), Nov 12, 1998: Cessna 150L (N19281), Yerington, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.4)The accident sequence was observed by airborne and ground witnesses. Both aircraft departed on runway 19. N19281, a Cessna 150L, departed first and made a…
- [Incident 19820117003709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820117003709I), Jan 17, 1982: Cessna 150L (N19281), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Pilot was cleared to pass rear of parked jet with caution, jet started engine, lifted 150 on nose and right wing.
- [Incident 19790310019739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310019739I), Mar 10, 1979: Cessna 150L (N19281), Sparks, NV. Pilot landed on highway after engine failure. Bolt in the throttle linkage disengaged, throttle went to idle.

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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