# NTSB OAK71FVG68: Cessna 150, N7249S, Meridian, CA, April 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1971
- Place: Meridian, CA · MERIDIAN, CA
- Location: 39.1404° N, 121.9079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridian, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1404&lon=-121.9079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FVG68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVG68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0358  71/4/18    MERIDIAN,CALIF      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1835                    N7249S              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUSA,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT IN SLIGHT DESCENT TO IMPACT. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.16 GM PCT. NO ENG MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7249S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7249S-1972-02-23), registration cancelled 1972-02-23, S/N 15067949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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