# Accident 19791226034399A: Cessna 150H, Hesperia, MI, December 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1979, 11:05 local time
- Place: Hesperia, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5695° N, 86.0409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hesperia, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5695&lon=-86.0409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6746S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6746S-1981-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226034399A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT SAID HE HAD EXPERIENCED CARBURETOR ICING ON THIS FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI80FEM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM09), Dec 26, 1979: Cessna 150H (N6746S), Hesperia, MI, 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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