# NTSB OAK68D0377: Cessna 150, N3766J, Hlf Moon By, CA, May 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1968
- Place: Hlf Moon By, CA · HLF MOON BY, CA
- Location: 37.4673° N, 122.4399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Half Moon Bay, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4673&lon=-122.4399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0377
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0377

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1268  68/5/26    HLF MOON BY,CALIF   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 120
        TIME - 1300                    N3766J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALF MOON BAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- RT WING HIT FUEL TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3766J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3766J-1972-01-21), registration cancelled 1972-01-21, S/N 150-65066 (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
- Airport: Half Moon Bay

## Other investigations on N3766J (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 OAK72DVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVD01), Jul 11, 1971: Cessna 150 (N3766J), San Frncsco, 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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