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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Rancho Palos Ve, CA · August 30, 1979

Date
August 30, 1979 · 19:30 local
Place
Rancho Palos Ve, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66134
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FA072
Reported as
Cessna 150M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total2 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot kidnapped his son. Flew until fuel exhaustion. Landed on rough terrain.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT KIDNAPPED HIS SON. FLEW UNTIL FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED ON ROUGH TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.