# NTSB OAK74FVG37: Cessna 150, N6526T, Foresthill, CA, April 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1974
- Place: Foresthill, CA · FORESTHILL, CA
- Location: 39.0053° N, 120.8314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foresthill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0053&lon=-120.8314&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0756   74/4/7    FORESTHILL,CALIF    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 413
        TIME - 0915                    N6526T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRUSHY SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VACAVILLE,CALIF             FORESTHILL,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ABANDONED STRIP.TREES 3-10FT HIGH.NARROW RWY,USEABLE WIDTH TO ONLY 21FT.MISTOOK STRIP FOR OTR ARPT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6526T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6526T), registered now, S/N 17926, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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: Brushy 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 19740407007949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740407007949A), Apr 7, 1974: Cessna 150, Foresthill, CA, Substantial damage. Abandoned strip. Trees 3-10FT high. Narrow rwy,useable width to only 21FT.mistook strip for otr arpt

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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