OAK75AP001

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A150L · Yuba City, CA · July 2, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 2, 1974
Place
Yuba City, CA · YUBA CITY, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6149FCessna A150L
Status
Completed · report September 19, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740702024259A
Case key
130221

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2263   74/7/2    YUBA CITY,CALIF     CESSNA A150L        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 293
        TIME - 1805                    N6149F              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARNEDS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUBA CITY,CALIF            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- UNAUTHORIZED FLIGHT.PLT BLOOD ALC LVL 120MG%.

Aircraft

Registration
N6149F
Reported as
Cessna A150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Harneds Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.