# Accident 19770702018479A: Cessna A150K, Palmdale, CA, July 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1977
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Airport: No Name
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 34.5794° N, 118.1165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5794&lon=-118.1165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7227X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7227X-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150A (registry code 2071804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUQ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770702018479A

## Narrative

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

RUDDER & AIL CTL CABLES LOOSE. R RUDDER CABLE CAUGHT UNDER BATTERY BOX SUPPORT STRUCTURE.

## 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 LAX77FUQ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ36), Jul 2, 1977: Cessna 150 (N7227X), Palmdale, CA, substantial damage

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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