# NTSB OAK71FVG56: Cessna 150B, N7304X, Lincoln, CA, March 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1971
- Place: Lincoln, CA · LINCOLN, CA
- Location: 38.8779° N, 121.3040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8779&lon=-121.3040&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FVG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0295  71/3/16    LINCOLN,CALIF       CESSNA 150B         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N7304X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ESTB APCH TOO FAR OUT,HIT PWR LINES 1400FT BFR RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7304X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7304X-1971-04-30), registration cancelled 1971-04-30, S/N 15059404 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150B
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lincoln

## Other investigations on N7304X (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 OAK67D0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0076), Aug 6, 1966: Cessna 150 (N7304X), Stockton, CA, substantial damage

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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