# Accident 19801203076809A: Cessna 150L, Leucadia, CA, December 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1980, 13:55 local time
- Place: Leucadia, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0681° N, 117.3034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leucadia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0681&lon=-117.3034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6505G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6505G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 473 total, 37 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801203076809A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON GO-AROUND FROM PRACTICE EMERGENCY APPROACH. DESCENDED TO UNSAFE ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX81FUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUM06), Dec 3, 1980: Cessna 150 (N6505G), Leucadia, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6505G (1)

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

- [Incident 19800524053889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800524053889I), May 24, 1980: Cessna 150L (N6505G), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. During landing, gear departed aircraft due to fatigue failue of strut.

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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