# Accident 19980425016149A: Cessna 150G, Oroville, CA, April 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Oroville, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4494° N, 121.3902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4494&lon=-121.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3376J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3376J-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 96 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980425016149A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE LANDING AREA IS A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP THAT IS 1,500 FEET MSL AT THE APPROACH END (WEST), 1,700 FEET MSL AT THE DEPARTURE END (EAST), AND APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET IN LENGTH. THE PILOT SET UP FOR A LANDING TO THE EAST AND WHILE ON APPROACH ENCOUNTERED AN UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION THAT HE STATED 'DROPPED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT BELOW HIS PLANNED APPROACH PATH.'  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ROCKS AT THE APPROACH END AND TRAVELED ANOTHER 500 FEET BEFORE STRIKING ANOTHER ROCK AND COMING TO REST.  THE PILOT DID NOT NOTE ANY MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.                       (-23)PILOT STRUCK A BOULDER THEN NOSED OVER WHEN LANDING AT A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP NEAR OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA.  AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX98LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA148), Apr 25, 1998: Cessna 150G (N3376J), Oroville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glide path, and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in an undershoot.

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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