# NTSB OAK74DVA28: Cessna 150, N5838E, Exeter, CA, October 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1973
- Place: Exeter, CA · EXETER, CA
- Location: 36.2941° N, 119.1460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Exeter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2941&lon=-119.1460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2952  73/10/13   EXETER,CALIF        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 0820                    N5838E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRUNER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EXETER,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5838E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pruner Field

## 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 19731013031229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731013031229A), Oct 13, 1973: Cessna 150, Exeter, 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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