# NTSB OAK70D0061: Cessna 150J, N60150, Scotts Valley, CA, June 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1969
- Place: Scotts Valley, CA · SCOTTS VALLEY, CA
- Location: 37.0555° N, 122.0118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scotts Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0555&lon=-122.0118&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70D0061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2967  69/6/29    SCOTTS VALLEY,CAL   CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 106
        TIME - 1200                    N60150              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA CRUZ SKYPAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOCKTON,CAL                SCOTTS VALLEY,CAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N60150 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Cruz Skypar

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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