# NTSB OAK69D0266: Cessna 150, N4845X, Morro Bay, CA, April 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1969
- Place: Morro Bay, CA · MORRO BAY, CA
- Location: 35.3719° N, 120.8586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morro Bay, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3719&lon=-120.8586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0266
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0266

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0672   69/4/3    MORRO BAY,CALIF     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 23, 8
        TIME - 0050                    N4845X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4845X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4845X-1969-05-22), registration cancelled 1969-05-22, S/N 15064895 (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: 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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