# NTSB OAK75AP008: Cessna 150, N3010X, Bear Valley, CA, August 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1974
- Place: Bear Valley, CA · BEAR VALLEY, CA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75AP008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2405  74/8/17  NR.BEAR VALLEY,CALIF  CESSNA 150          CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 440
        TIME - 1400                    N3010X              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,CALIF              BEAR VALLEY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- CAP DROP.RUN ABT 500FT TOO LOW.STATIC LINE NOT USED.R STAB ENTANGLED BY CHUTE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3010X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3010X-1974-10-10), registration cancelled 1974-10-10, S/N 150-64410, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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 19740817027779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817027779A), Aug 17, 1974: Cessna 150F, Bear Valley, CA, Destroyed. Cap drop. Run abt 500FT too low. Static line not used.r stab entangled by chute.

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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