# Accident 19770522017022A: Cessna 150M, Van Nuys, CA, May 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1977
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3229V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3229V-2018-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,460 total, 3,400 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770522017022A

## Narrative

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

TWR CHNGD N3229V FRM RWY 16R TO 16L. BOTH ACFT LND OK.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N63004, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19770522017021A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770522017021A)

## 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 LAX77FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA044), May 22, 1977: Cessna 150M (N3229V), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3229V (1)

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

- [Accident 20180101000379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180101000379A), Jan 1, 2018: Cessna 150M (N3229V), Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot departed the byi airport approximately 20 minutes behind schedule. In the vicinity of the U76 airport the pilot became disoriented. The pilot then called…

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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