# NTSB OAK75AP015: Cessna 150J, N51178, Kneeland, CA, October 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1974
- Place: Kneeland, CA · KNEELAND, CA
- Location: 40.7612° N, 123.9948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kneeland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7612&lon=-123.9948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75AP015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3318  74/10/19   KNEELAND,CALIF      CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N51178              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KNEELAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED WHILE CLIMBING UPSLOPE IN BLIND CANYON.SUSPECT PWR LOSS,CARB ICE.RECOVERED 10/21/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51178](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51178-1974-12-30), registration cancelled 1974-12-30, S/N 15069819 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kneeland

## 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 19741019037409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741019037409A), Oct 19, 1974: Cessna 150J, Kneeland, CA, Destroyed. Acft crashed while climbing upslope in blind canyon. Suspect pwr loss,carb ice. Recovered 10/21/74.

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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