# NTSB OAK74DVD06: Cessna 150, N18606, Livermore, CA, August 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1973
- Place: Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&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 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188931
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2949  73/8/15    LIVERMORE,CALIF     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1433                    N18606              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVERMORE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVERMORE,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- DMGD NSE WHL HUB AND FLANGES, ENG MOUNT AND FIREWALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18606](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18606-2004-01-06), registration cancelled 2004-01-06, S/N 15073981, built 1972 (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: Livermore Muni

## 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 19730815031429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730815031429A), Aug 15, 1973: Cessna 150L, Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. Dmgd nse whl hub and flanges, eng mount and firewall.

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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