# NTSB LAX80DVG74: Cessna 150, N7538U, Jackson, CA, September 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1980
- Place: Jackson, CA · JACKSON, CA
- Location: 38.3485° N, 120.7728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3485&lon=-120.7728&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2573  80/9/29    JACKSON,CA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 55, 105
        TIME - 0915                    N7538U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTOVER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 JACKSON,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7538U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7538U), registered now, S/N 15077734, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Westover Field

## 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 19800929045759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929045759A), Sep 29, 1980: Cessna 150M, Jackson, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing causing 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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