# NTSB OAK74DVA74: Cessna 150L, N8080L, Groveland, CA, June 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1974
- Place: Groveland, CA · GROVELAND, CA
- Location: 37.8277° N, 120.2442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groveland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8277&lon=-120.2442&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVA74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1568   74/6/9    GROVELAND,CALIF     CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 219
        TIME - 1800                    N8080L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE MOUNTAIN LKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MODESTO,CALIF               GROVELAND,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- WINDING TAXIWAY,LINED WITH TREES & PWR POLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8080L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8080L-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N A1500489, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna A150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (registry code 2071828) (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: Pine Mountain Lke

## 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 19740609016309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609016309A), Jun 9, 1974: Cessna A150L, Groveland, CA, Substantial damage. Winding taxiway,lined with trees & pwr poles.

## Other investigations on N8080L (2)

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 OAK78FVG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG47), Jun 10, 1978: Cessna 150 (N8080L), Angels Camp, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK74DVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA02), Jul 5, 1974: Cessna 150L (N8080L), Firebaugh, 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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