# NTSB OAK72DVD48: Cessna 150H, N23234, Southland, CA, May 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1972
- Place: Southland, CA · SOUTHLAND, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVD48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVD48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3067  72/5/13    SOUTHLAND,CALIF     CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 0957                    N23234              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYWARD AIR TERMI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTHLAND,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT ALIGNED WITH LEFT EDGE OF RWY,SWERVED RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING RWY LIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23234](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23234-2013-06-11), registration cancelled 2013-06-11, S/N 15068814, built 1968 (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: Hayward Air Termi

## Other investigations on N23234 (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 OAK73FVD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVD30), Apr 15, 1973: Cessna 150H (N23234), Hayward, 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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