# Accident 19791014030769A: Cessna 150L, Van Nuys, CA, October 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66019, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66019-1980-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014030769A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. BECAME AIRBORNE. HIT TOP OF HANGAR.

## 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 LAX80DUQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUQ02), Oct 14, 1979: Cessna 150L (N66019), Van Nuys, 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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