# NTSB LAX80DVA25: Cessna 150M, N45073, Gustine, CA, March 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1980
- Place: Gustine, CA · GUSTINE, CA
- Location: 37.2530° N, 120.9952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gustine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2530&lon=-120.9952&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0289  80/3/20    GUSTINE,CA          CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1310                    N45073              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  26, 2118 TOTAL HOURS, 500
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUSTINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CA                   OAKLAND,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-ACFT VEERED LEFT & BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DRG FLT.NO MALFUNCTION/FAILURE FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45073](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45073), registered now, S/N 15076724, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gustine

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800320006999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800320006999A), Mar 20, 1980: Cessna 150M, Gustine, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported airborne rudder problem. Made unscheduled landing. Veered off runway. Upset. No defects found.

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.

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