# Accident 19790422007089A: Cessna 150L, Palo Alto, CA, April 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALO ALTO (PAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19304, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19304-2003-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 50 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422007089A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. 3/4 GALLON FUEL DRAINED FROM AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING.

## 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 OAK79DVM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM17), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna 150L (N19304), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N19304 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830110002039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830110002039A), Jan 10, 1983: Cessna 150L (N19304), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Departed with nose gear scissors not connected. Aircraft veered off runway on landing. Nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19800128030339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800128030339I), Jan 28, 1980: Cessna 150L (N19304), Palo Alto, CA. Loss of power due to misuse of carburetor heat.
- [Incident 19780429014759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429014759I), Apr 29, 1978: Cessna 150 (N19304), Menlo Park, CA. Fuel cap off aircraft. Thorough draining of sumps with water in fuel. Engine quit. Landed on freeway.

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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