# NTSB OAK69D0196: Cessna 150, N8000F, Furnace Creek, CA, October 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1968
- Place: Furnace Creek, CA · FURNACE CREEK, CA
- Location: 36.4580° N, 116.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Furnace Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4580&lon=-116.8709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0196
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0196

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3986  68/10/27   FURNACE CREEK,CAL   CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N8000F              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT CAUGHT IN DOWN-DRAFT.EXCEEDED ACFT CAPABILITIES BY ATTEMPT TO CROSS MTS.RECOVERY DATE-11/1/68
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8000F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8000F-2017-01-24), registration cancelled 2017-01-24, S/N 15064100, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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

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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