# Accident 19760401007339A: Cessna 150L, Fresno, CA, April 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1976
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno-Chandler
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6800G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6800G-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 39 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760401007339A

## Narrative

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

PLT MADE LONG DESCENDING STRAIGHT IN APCH. DIDNT CLR ENG.

## 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 OAK76FVA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA52), Apr 1, 1976: Cessna 150L (N6800G), Fresno, 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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