# NTSB OAK73AP044: Cessna 150H, N22549, Tracy, CA, June 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1973
- Place: Tracy, CA · TRACY, CA
- Location: 37.7274° N, 121.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tracy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7274&lon=-121.4522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73AP044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1871  73/6/10    TRACY,CALIF         CESSNA 150H         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N22549              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      68, 16668 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRACY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALO ALTO,CALIF             TRACY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- EXECUTED ABRUPT STEEP 180 DEG TURN AT PATTERN ALT FOR UNDET REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22549](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22549-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N 15068354 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tracy

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730610015569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730610015569A), Jun 10, 1973: Cessna A150K, Tracy, CA, Destroyed. Executed abrupt steep 180 deg turn at pattern alt for undet reason.

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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