# Accident 19881105049489A: Cessna 150G, Madera, CA, November 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1988, 13:50 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9100° N, 120.1908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9100&lon=-120.1908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3730J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881105049489A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD ON MAIN GEAR BOUNCED CAME DOWN ON NOSE GEAR. IMPACT COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 LAX89LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA037), Nov 5, 1988: Cessna 150 (N3730J), Madera, 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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