# Accident 19740831026639A: Cessna 150L, Bakersfield, CA, August 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1974
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17002, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17002-1989-06-15) (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: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DVA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DVA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740831026639A

## Narrative

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

ENG MISSING,LNDD ON ROAD.STEERED R TO CLR ROAD FOR TRAFFIC,R WING HIT SIGNPOST.

## 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 LAX75DVA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DVA16), Aug 31, 1974: Cessna 150 (N17002), Bakersfield, 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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