# NTSB OAK74DVA24: Cessna 150F, N8633G, Oakdale, CA, October 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1973
- Place: Oakdale, CA · OAKDALE, CA
- Location: 37.7617° N, 120.8464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7617&lon=-120.8464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3044  73/10/14   OAKDALE,CALIF       CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N8633G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKDALE MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OAKDALE,CALIF               RETURN                       STOCKTON,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD ON ROAD TO IMPRESS PSGR,HIT CONCRETE BLOCK HIDDEN BY GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8633G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8633G-1974-07-03), registration cancelled 1974-07-03, S/N 15062733, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakdale Municipal

## 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 19731014033059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731014033059A), Oct 14, 1973: Cessna 150F, Oakdale, CA, Substantial damage. Plt lndd on road to impress psgr,hit concrete block hidden by grass.

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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