# NTSB OAK74DVD15: Cessna 150, N16101, Petaluma, CA, October 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1973
- Place: Petaluma, CA · PETALUMA, CA
- Location: 38.2420° N, 122.6286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petaluma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2420&lon=-122.6286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3678  73/10/30   PETALUMA,CALIF      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N16101              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETALUMA SKY RANC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ROSA,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- FULL PWR RECOVERY,NOSE HI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16101](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16101), registered now, S/N 15073477 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Petaluma Sky Ranc

## 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 19731030037839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731030037839A), Oct 30, 1973: Cessna 150L, Petaluma, CA, Destroyed. Full pwr recovery,nose hi.

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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