# NTSB OAK70DXQ04: Cessna 150H, N22937, Chester, CA, February 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1970
- Place: Chester, CA · CHESTER, CA
- Location: 40.3017° N, 121.2325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3017&lon=-121.2325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70DXQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DXQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0988  70/2/23    CHESTER,CALIF       CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 2030                    N22937              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              SAN JOSE,CALIF               FRESNO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- BECAME LOST,LND ON UNLTD FLD. PLT WAS 86 MI OFF CRSE ON EARLIER LEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22937](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22937-2021-07-14), registration cancelled 2021-07-14, S/N 15068629 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Chester

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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