# Accident 19790512013419A: Cessna 150, Yreka, CA, May 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Yreka, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7240° N, 122.6316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yreka, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7240&lon=-122.6316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6693G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6693G-2013-09-26) (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 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 17 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790512013419A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW AND SLOW ON FINAL APPROACH,STRUCK FENCE SHORT OF RUNWAY OF PRIVATE STRIP.POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 OAK79DVG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG39), May 12, 1979: Cessna 150 (N6693G), Hornbrook, 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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