# Accident 19790716015459A: Cessna 150H, Fairbanks, AK, July 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50296, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50296-2013-03-19) (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 150H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 52 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790716015459A

## Narrative

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

LOST HINGE BOLT FROM ELEVATOR ATTACHMENT. EMERGENCY LANDING, FLIPPED OVER. IMPROPER PREFLIGHT.

## 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 ANC79DAA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA23), Jul 16, 1979: Cessna 150H (N50296), Fairbanks, AK, 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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