# Accident 19780122001749A: Cessna 150L, Lucerne Valley, CA, January 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1978
- Place: Lucerne Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 34.4439° N, 116.9678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lucerne Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4439&lon=-116.9678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11497, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11497-1981-06-19) (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: 165 total, 55 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122001749A

## 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 LAX78FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA022), Jan 22, 1978: Cessna 150L (N11497), Lucerne Valley, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N11497 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760714021719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760714021719A), Jul 14, 1976: Cessna 150L (N11497), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Wg hit football goal post. Possible oil screen cap gasket leaked.

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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