# NTSB OAK70AP040: Cessna 150J, N51144, Platina, CA, January 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1970
- Place: Platina, CA · PLATINA, CA
- Location: 40.3591° N, 122.9042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Platina, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3591&lon=-122.9042&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70AP040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70AP040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0041  70/1/31    PLATINA,CALIF       CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 800
        TIME - 1140                    N51144              PX-  2  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEAVERVILLE,CALIF           WEAVERVILLE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-2/2/70.BRIEFED BY CAP COORDINATOR.MTN OBSCD BY CLOUDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51144](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51144-1970-06-08), registration cancelled 1970-06-08, S/N 15069792, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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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