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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150C · Napa, CA · June 17, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1970
Place
Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7835ZCessna 150C
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
127812

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1704  70/6/17    NAPA,CALIF          CESSNA 150C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 173
        TIME - 1230                    N7835Z              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOSKOWITE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              NAPA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- ONE WAY LDG STRIP SURROUNDED ON 3 SIDES BY MTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7835Z
Reported as
Cessna 150C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Moskowite

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.