# NTSB OAK75AP034: Cessna 150G, N3117J, Tulelake, CA, February 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1975
- Place: Tulelake, CA · TULELAKE, CA
- Location: 41.9535° N, 121.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulelake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9535&lon=-121.4749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75AP034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0178   75/2/2  NR.TULELAKE,CA        CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1366
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3117J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RED BLUFF,CA                CORVALLIS,OR
        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 - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              30
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH GYRO FLT INST.RECOVERED FROM FROZEN LAKE 2/6/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3117J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3117J-1975-04-02), registration cancelled 1975-04-02, S/N 15065817, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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 19750202002869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750202002869A), Feb 2, 1975: Cessna 150G, Tulelake, CA, Destroyed. Acft not equipped with gyro flt inst. Recovered from frozen lake 2/6/75.

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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