# NTSB OAK74DXQ08: Cessna 150, N6202S, Winnemucca, NV, August 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1973
- Place: Winnemucca, NV · WINNEMUCCA, NV
- Location: 40.9644° N, 117.7246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnemucca, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9644&lon=-117.7246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DXQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2438  73/8/13  NR.WINNEMUCCA,NEV     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 346
        TIME - 0720                    N6202S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BONITA SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINNEMUCCA,NEV              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- RWY 550FT WITH LEFT DOGLEG AND 3FT DITCHES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6202S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6202S-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 15067002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bonita Springs

## 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 19730813026359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730813026359A), Aug 13, 1973: Cessna 150G, Winnemucca, NV, Substantial damage. Rwy 550FT with left dogleg and 3FT ditches

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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