# Accident 19790930032179A: Cessna 150, Ramona, CA, September 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0417° N, 116.8681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ramona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0417&lon=-116.8681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50230, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50230-2012-08-10) (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: 114 total, 78 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930032179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN CRUISE FLIGHT BUT RAN NORMALLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX79FUM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM27), Sep 30, 1979: Cessna 150 (N50230), Ramona, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N50230 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870404027979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404027979I), Apr 4, 1987: Cessna 150H (N50230), Los Alamitos, CA. Partial power loss en route. Landed safely on an airport. Cause not reported.

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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