# NTSB OAK74FVG50: Cessna 150, N5295Q, Henleyville, CA, May 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1974
- Place: Henleyville, CA · HENLEYVILLE, CA
- Location: 39.9618° N, 122.3267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henleyville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9618&lon=-122.3267&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1096   74/5/5  NR.HENLEYVILLE,CALIF  CESSNA 150          CR-  0  2  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1542                    N5295Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 48, 1800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RED BLUFF,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK TREES. CREW WAS DROPPING RICE ON WEDDING PARTY. CRASHED IN CREEK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5295Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5295Q-1974-06-20), registration cancelled 1974-06-20, S/N 15073195 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740505012009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740505012009A), May 5, 1974: Cessna 150L, Henleyville, CA, Destroyed. Acft struck trees. Crew was dropping rice on wedding party. Crashed in creek.

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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