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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Eureka, CA · March 5, 1978

Date
March 5, 1978
Place
Eureka, CA
Airport
Murray Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8991U
Reported as
Cessna 150M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total83 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Mishap occurred while observing & photographing whales at low alte & airspeed.

As the FAA filed it

MISHAP OCCURRED WHILE OBSERVING & PHOTOGRAPHING WHALES AT LOW ALTE & AIRSPEED.