# Accident 19761208040019A: Cessna 150L, Mesa, AZ, December 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1976
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5433Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5433Q-2002-01-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,925 total, 118 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761208040019A

## Narrative

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

LND IN DESERT.

## 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 LAX77FUJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ11), Dec 8, 1976: Cessna 150 (N5433Q), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5433Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20010331007329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010331007329A), Mar 31, 2001: Cessna 150L (N5433Q), Witnergreen, VA, Substantial damage. (-23)After departing shd, the pilot flew into clouds and fog and became disoriented while attempting to remain in VFR conditions. The pilot crashed into the…

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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