# Accident 19810221008019A: Cessna 150C, Tracy, CA, February 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Tracy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6889° N, 121.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRACY MUNI (TCY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6889&lon=-121.4416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2021Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2021Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150C (registry code 2071808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 402 total, 185 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810221008019A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON RUNWAY DURING TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE. STRUCK VASI LIGHTS.

## 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 LAX81FVD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD12), Feb 21, 1981: Cessna 150 (N2021Z), Tracy, CA, 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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