# Accident 19780509007609A: Cessna A150K, Pacoima, CA, May 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1978
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.2625° N, 118.4270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacoima, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2625&lon=-118.4270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8790S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8790S-1981-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780509007609A

## 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 LAX78FUQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ26), May 9, 1978: Cessna 150F (N8790S), Pacoima, 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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