# NTSB OAK72FVD30: Cessna 150L, N6511G, Stockton, CA, January 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1972
- Place: Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FVD30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVD30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1006  72/1/13    STOCKTON,CALIF      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 159
        TIME - 1921                    N6511G              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STOCKTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              STOCKTON,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- TWR INFORMED PLT THAT CONVAIR T-29 WAS LDG,WAS TOLD TO EXTEND DOWNWIND.NO WARNING OF WAKE TURB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6511G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6511G-1972-01-31), registration cancelled 1972-01-31, S/N 150-72011, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Stockton

## Other investigations on N6511G (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 OAK71DVA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVA45), Dec 5, 1970: Cessna 150 (N6511G), Modesto, 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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