# Accident 19780709017319A: Cessna 150M, Vancouver, WA, July 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1978
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.6387° N, 122.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vancouver, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6387&lon=-122.6615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9256U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9256U-2024-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 21 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYM43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780709017319A

## Narrative

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

OVERFLEW SUITABLE ARPTS. PLT UNDERSHOT FORCED LDG.

## 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 SEA78DYM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYM43), Jul 9, 1978: Cessna 150 (N9256U), Vancouver, WA, 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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