# NTSB OAK75AP017: Cessna 150L, N1487Q, Vallejo, CA, October 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1974
- Place: Vallejo, CA · VALLEJO, CA
- Location: 38.1069° N, 122.2623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vallejo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1069&lon=-122.2623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75AP017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3302  74/10/27 NR.VALLEJO,CALIF      CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1705                    N1487Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPA,CALIF                  CONCORD,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     280
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NEWLY CERTIFICATED PLT CRASHED ON MTN SLOPE.RECOVERY DATE 10/28/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1487Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1487Q-1974-12-31), registration cancelled 1974-12-31, S/N 150-72787 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- 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 19741027037769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741027037769A), Oct 27, 1974: Cessna 150L, Vallejo, CA, Destroyed. Newly certificated plt crashed on mtn slope. Recovery date 10/28/74.

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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