# Accident 19790612011489A: Cessna 150, Chico, CA, June 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1979, 14:15 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7954° N, 121.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICO RGNL (CIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7954&lon=-121.8584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6752S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6752S-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (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: 137 total, 137 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612011489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON FINAL APPROACH DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 OAK79DVG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG52), Jun 12, 1979: Cessna 150 (N6752S), Chico, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6752S (2)

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

- [Accident 19820504026689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820504026689A), May 4, 1982: Cessna 150H (N6752S), Oregon City, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Half of runway closed off. Tookoff on 1500 feet portion, struck tall trees on climb out. Pilot misjudgement.
- [Incident 19810421033049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810421033049I), Apr 21, 1981: Cessna 150H (N6752S), Bend, OR, Minor damage. Forced landing off airport after 3.5 hours due to power loss. Fuel indication was one quarter and one half full.

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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