# NTSB OAK74DVG60: Cessna 150, N17215, Franklin, CA, May 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1974
- Place: Franklin, CA · FRANKLIN, CA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1485  74/5/23    FRANKLIN,CALIF      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1110                    N17215              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SACRAMENTO,CALIF            LOCAL                        FRANKLIN,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      330
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 12K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17215](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17215-2018-03-09), registration cancelled 2018-03-09, S/N 15073668, 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: Franklin 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 19740523015379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740523015379A), May 23, 1974: Cessna 150L, Franklin, CA, Substantial damage. Gusting to 12K.

## Other investigations on N17215 (1)

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 OAK75DVG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG39), Nov 30, 1974: Cessna 150 (N17215), Alleghany, 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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