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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Gustine, CA · March 20, 1980

Date
March 20, 1980 · 17:10 local
Place
Gustine, CA
Airport
Gustine
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N45073
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DVA25
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,118 total500 in this make and model143 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 reported airborne rudder problem. Made unscheduled landing. Veered off runway. Upset. No defects found.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED AIRBORNE RUDDER PROBLEM. MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. UPSET. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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