# Accident 19771226039999A: Cessna 150L, Chowchilla, CA, December 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1977
- Place: Chowchilla, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.1161° N, 120.2420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chowchilla, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1161&lon=-120.2420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18176, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18176-1993-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 89 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771226039999A

## Narrative

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

FSS ADVISED VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED.HIT ROAD SIGN.

## 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 OAK78DVA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA19), Dec 26, 1977: Cessna 150 (N18176), Chowchilla, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N18176 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920819032119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920819032119A), Aug 19, 1992: Cessna 150L (N18176), Put In Bay, OH, Substantial damage. Too high on approach. Began go around engine failed to respond. Landed in trees. Had not used carb heat landing.

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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