# NTSB OAK73DVM33: Cessna 150, N7028X, Pescadero, CA, May 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1973
- Place: Pescadero, CA · PESCADERO, CA
- Location: 37.2449° N, 122.3789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pescadero, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2449&lon=-122.3789&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVM33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVM33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1129  73/5/29    PESCADERO,CALIF     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1105                    N7028X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALO ALTO,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LOW FLT ALONG COAST. FLEW INTO OCEAN,ACFT SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7028X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7028X-1973-07-20), registration cancelled 1973-07-20, S/N 15059128 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730529014689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730529014689A), May 29, 1973: Cessna A150K, Pescadero, CA, Destroyed. Low flt along coast. Flew into ocean,acft sank.

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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