# NTSB OAK67A0042: Cessna 150F, N7847F, Bass Lake, CA, October 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1966
- Place: Bass Lake, CA · BASS LAKE, CA
- Location: 37.3254° N, 119.5644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bass Lake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3254&lon=-119.5644&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121561
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67A0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0925   66/10/9   BASS LAKE CALIF     CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 909
        TIME - 0056                    N7847F              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARNOLD MEADOW AIR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-102166.SHORT UNLGTD HAZARDOUS STRIP.HI.OBSTS.DEATH DUE SUPERFICIAL INJURIES,EXPOSURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7847F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7847F-1970-09-25), registration cancelled 1970-09-25, S/N 15063947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arnold Meadow Air

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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