# Accident 19780305004349A: Cessna 150M, Eureka, CA, March 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1978
- Place: Eureka, CA
- Airport: Murray Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.8034° N, 124.1128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MURRAY FLD (EKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8034&lon=-124.1128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8991U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8991U-1978-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 83 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305004349A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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