# NTSB OAK69F0095: Cessna 150, N8688S, Fresno, CA, August 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1968
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69F0095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69F0095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2671   68/8/8    FRESNO,CALIF        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 0929                    N8688S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8688S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8688S), registered now, S/N 15061988, built 1965 (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
- Airport: Fresno Air Term

## Other investigations on N8688S (3)

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 OAK68D0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0006), May 9, 1967: Cessna 150 (N8688S), Fresno, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67D0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0066), Aug 8, 1966: Cessna 150 (N8688S), Fresno, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66D0127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0127), Nov 11, 1965: Cessna 150 (N8688S), Porterville, CA, 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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