# Accident 19761219039679A: Cessna 150G, Escalon, CA, December 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1976
- Place: Escalon, CA
- Airport: Thornton Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 37.7914° N, 120.9997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escalon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7914&lon=-120.9997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2630J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2630J-1977-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 220 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761219039679A

## 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 OAK77FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA008), Dec 19, 1976: Cessna 150G (N2630J), Escalon, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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