# Accident 19760418009439A: Cessna 150L, Scotia, NY, April 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1976
- Place: Scotia, NY
- Airport: Gay Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.8320° N, 73.9604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scotia, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8320&lon=-73.9604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11438, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11438-2017-07-13) (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: 79 total, 79 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DFA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFA33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760418009439A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC76DFA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFA33), Apr 18, 1976: Cessna 150 (N11438), Scotia, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11438 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970220048079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970220048079A), Feb 20, 1997: Cessna 150L (N11438), Clarksville, MD, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot and passenger attempted takeoff on a grass runway with wind down the runway at 10-15 knots. (Aircraft at gross). Aircraft started to veer left,…
- [Incident 19780313014379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313014379I), Mar 13, 1978: Cessna 150 (N11438), Baltimore, MD. ATC identified a VFR flight as being in a restricted area. The pilot insisted he was not. No action taken.

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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