# NTSB OAK70DVD29: Cessna 150, N3549J, Livermore, CA, June 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1970
- Place: Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70DVD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVD29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0680  70/6/16    LIVERMORE,CALIF     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0945                    N3549J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 51, 6483 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            530 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVERMORE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PALO ALTO,CALIF             PALO ALTO,CALIF              LIVERMORE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- INSTR DEMONSTRATING NOSE HIGH,LOW AIR SPEED APCH,FAILED TO ADD NECESSARY POWER.BENT ENG MOUNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3549J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3549J-2002-01-04), registration cancelled 2002-01-04, S/N 15061249, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Livermore

## Other investigations on N3549J (1)

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 MIA98FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA196), Jul 15, 1998: Cessna 150E (N3549J), Panama City Bch, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed (Vs) and the inadvertent stall by the pilot. Contributing to the accident was the intentional operation of the airplane by the pilot in an over gross…

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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