# NTSB OAK73FXQ28: Cessna 150, N19346, Portola, CA, April 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1973
- Place: Portola, CA · PORTOLA, CA
- Location: 39.8208° N, 120.4743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portola, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8208&lon=-120.4743&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73FXQ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FXQ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0748  73/4/26    PORTOLA,CALIF       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N19346              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BECKWOURTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NEV                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PLTS LAST DUAL APROX 5 MOS PRIOR. HAD 2 HRS TOTAL IN LAST 90 DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19346](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19346), registered now, S/N 15074356, built 1973 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beckwourth

## 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 19730426008299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730426008299A), Apr 26, 1973: Cessna 150L, Portola, CA, Substantial damage. Plts last dual aprox 5 mos prior. Had 2 hrs total in last 90 days.

## Other investigations on N19346 (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 LAX76DUM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUM20), Feb 28, 1976: Cessna 150 (N19346), Agua Caliente, 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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