# Accident 19771030035049A: Cessna 150L, Ash, NC, October 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1977
- Place: Ash, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 34.0668° N, 78.5264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ash, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0668&lon=-78.5264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16175, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16175-1978-10-09) (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: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771030035049A

## 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 IAD78FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA009), Oct 30, 1977: Cessna 150L (N16175), Ash, NC, destroyed, 1 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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