# NTSB OAK74AP004: Cessna 150K, N5863G, Holt, CA, July 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1973
- Place: Holt, CA · HOLT, CA
- Location: 37.9344° N, 121.4272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holt, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9344&lon=-121.4272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AP004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1869  73/7/14  NR.HOLT,CALIF         CESSNA 150K         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1540                    N5863G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 2700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOCKTON,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LOW ALT MANEUVER ON PULL UP FROM BUZZING FARM FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5863G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5863G-1973-10-02), registration cancelled 1973-10-02, S/N 15071363 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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 19730714023759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730714023759A), Jul 14, 1973: Cessna A150K, Holt, CA, Destroyed. Attempted low alt maneuver on pull up from buzzing farm fld.

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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