# Accident 19770109003419A: Cessna 150L, Altadena, CA, January 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1977
- Place: Altadena, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 34.1922° N, 118.1356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altadena, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1922&lon=-118.1356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1227Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1227Q-1977-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 8 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770109003419A

## Narrative

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

LOW FLT OVR PAX HOME AREA. L WG HIT OVERHANG OF RESIDENCE GARAGE ROOF.

## 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 LAX77FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA022), Jan 9, 1977: Cessna 150L (N1227Q), Altadena, 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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