# Accident 19790118001049A: Cessna A150K, Merced, CA, January 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Traffic Pattern
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5909J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5909J-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,432 total, 820 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790118001049A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR GAVE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING ON TAKEOFF, WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND.

## 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 OAK79DVA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA13), Jan 18, 1979: Cessna A150K (N5909J), Merced, 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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