# NTSB OAK68D0298: Cessna 150, N3392J, Port Chicago, CA, January 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1968
- Place: Port Chicago, CA · PORT CHICAGO, CA
- Location: 38.0460° N, 122.0208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Chicago, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0460&lon=-122.0208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0298
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0298

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0351  68/1/20    PORT CHICAGO,CAL    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N3392J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT MADE UNAUTHORIZED LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3392J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3392J-2018-03-21), registration cancelled 2018-03-21, S/N 15066092, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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

## Other investigations on N3392J (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 ANC15CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA058), Jul 20, 2015: Cessna 150G (N3392J), Mekoryuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to land on an unsuitable landing surface which resulted in a nose over.

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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