# Incident 19800403047409I: Cessna A150M, Arcata, CA, April 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1980, 10:45 local time
- Place: Arcata, CA
- Airport: Eureka
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8623° N, 124.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcata, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8623&lon=-124.0750&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 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/19800403047409I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER HARD LANDING.

## 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 19791214046839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791214046839I), Dec 14, 1979: Cessna A150M (N7344A), Samoa, CA. During flight, engine ran rough, lost power. Pilot landed safely on beach. Carbon build-up at intake valve.

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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