- Date
- January 9, 1972
- Place
- Petaluma, CA · PETALUMA, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165490
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2063 72/1/9 PETALUMA,CALIF CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0950 N8169S PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 56, 2034 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 715 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETALUMA SKY RNCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SONOMA VALLEY,CALIF PETALUMA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 1 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2063 72/1/9 PETALUMA,CALIF CESSNA 150H CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0950 N7231S PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 35, 3500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 1 80 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETALUMA SKY RNCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPA COUNTY ARPT PETALUMA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 1 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N7231S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Petaluma Sky Rnch
N7231SRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2018 · Cessna 150HAirframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.
- Registration
- N8169S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Petaluma Sky Rnch
N8169SRegistration cancelled Feb 20, 2013 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.