# NTSB DEN79DA058: Cessna 150, N2469J, Oakley, UT, August 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1979
- Place: Oakley, UT · OAKLEY, UT
- Location: 40.7394° N, 111.2806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakley, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7394&lon=-111.2806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DA058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2613  79/8/28    OAKLEY,UT           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 300
        TIME - 1600                    N2469J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BRIGHAM,UT                  EVANSTON,WY.                 HEBER CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT MANEUVERED TO AVOID A FENCE. STUDENT PILOT WITHOUT PROPER OR UP TO DATE ENDORSEMENTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2469J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2469J-1982-10-08), registration cancelled 1982-10-08, S/N 15065569, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790828030689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828030689A), Aug 28, 1979: Cessna 150, Oakley, UT, Substantial damage. Aircraft caught fire in flight. Student pilot tried emergency landing. Hit fence. Cause of fire unknown

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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