# Incident 19791214046839I: Cessna A150M, Samoa, CA, December 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1979, 12:05 local time
- Place: Samoa, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8146° N, 124.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Samoa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8146&lon=-124.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7344A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7344A-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791214046839I

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT, ENGINE RAN ROUGH, LOST POWER. PILOT LANDED SAFELY ON BEACH. CARBON BUILD-UP AT INTAKE VALVE.

## Other reports on N7344A (2)

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

- [Accident 19870401031839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401031839A), Apr 1, 1987: Cessna STC150 (N7344A), Jackson, MS, Substantial damage. The pilot lost control of the aircraft at rotation. The control column gust lock had not been removed.
- [Incident 19800403047409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800403047409I), Apr 3, 1980: Cessna A150M (N7344A), Arcata, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost control after hard landing.

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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