# NTSB OAK73DVM39: Cessna 150, N17147, Moss Beach, CA, June 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1973
- Place: Moss Beach, CA · MOSS BEACH, CA
- Location: 37.5133° N, 122.4984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moss Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5133&lon=-122.4984&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVM39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVM39

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0017  73/6/19    MOSS BEACH,CALIF    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 278
        TIME - 1230                    N5562T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALFMOON BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALO ALTO,CALIF             MOSS BEACH,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 - UNICOM                              TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM
          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT   CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- CRUSHED RUDDER.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0017  73/6/19    MOSS BEACH,CALIF    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N17147              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALFMOON BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CALIF               MOSS BEACH,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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM
          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT   CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
        REMARKS- ABOVE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N17147](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17147-2005-10-28), registration cancelled 2005-10-28, S/N 15073642, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Halfmoon Bay

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N5562T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5562T), registered now, S/N 17251462 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Halfmoon Bay

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19730619019341A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730619019341A), Jun 19, 1973: Cessna 150L, Moss Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Above acft.
- [Accident 19730619019342A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730619019342A), Jun 19, 1973: Cessna 172E, Moss Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Crushed rudder.

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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