# Accident 19780716018779A: Cessna A150K, Paradise, CA, July 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1978
- Place: Paradise, CA
- Airport: Paradise Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 39.7542° N, 121.6064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paradise, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7542&lon=-121.6064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6493G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6493G-1982-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 117 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780716018779A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED OFF RWY.DMGD C-150,N6493G,ERCO 415-C,N99921,C-175,N28DP,A-150,N4043J.

## 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 OAK78DVG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG61), Jul 16, 1978: Cessna 150 (N6493G), Paradise, 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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