# NTSB LAX80DVA50: Cessna 150, N6236S, Woodlake, CA, July 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1980
- Place: Woodlake, CA · WOODLAKE, CA
- Location: 36.4128° N, 119.1007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodlake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4128&lon=-119.1007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVA50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1468   80/7/4    WOODLAKE,CA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 6015
        TIME - 1850                    N6236S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VISALIA,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6236S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6236S-1983-05-27), registration cancelled 1983-05-27, S/N 15067036 (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 19800704023659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704023659A), Jul 4, 1980: Cessna 150, Woodlake, CA, Substantial damage. Observed flying low over area. Descended into river, power on in level flight. Flipped over in water.

## Other investigations on N6236S (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 OAK68D0140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0140), Sep 30, 1967: Cessna 150 (N6236S), Lund, NV, substantial damage

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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