# NTSB OAK66F0279: Cessna 150, N8510G, Oakland, CA, April 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1966
- Place: Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0279

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0965  66/4/21    OAKLAND CALIF       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N8510G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTNL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8510G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8510G-1974-08-14), registration cancelled 1974-08-14, S/N 15062610, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland Intnl

## Other investigations on N8510G (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 OAK73FVD42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVD42), Jun 17, 1973: Cessna 150 (N8510G), San Leandro, CA, destroyed

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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