# Accident 19751104036149A: Cessna 150J, Punta Gorda, FL, November 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1975
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Babcock Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50670, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50670-1977-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,360 total, 490 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKT30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751104036149A

## Narrative

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

MAG MALFUNCTION.ACFT T/D ON R MAIN GR,L WING CTCD GND.

## 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 MIA76DKT30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT30), Nov 4, 1975: Cessna 150 (N50670), Punta Gorda, FL, 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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