# Accident 19780209001589A: Cessna 150E, CA, February 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1978
- Place: CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N3902Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 516 total, 10 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780209001589A

## 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 OAK78FVD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD17), Feb 9, 1978: Cessna 210D (N3902Y), Hayward, 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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