# NTSB OAK75AP052: Cessna 150A, N7230X, Kingsburg, CA, May 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1975
- Place: Kingsburg, CA · KINGSBURG, CA
- Location: 36.5252° N, 119.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingsburg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5252&lon=-119.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75AP052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0941  75/5/22    KINGSBURG,CA        CESSNA 150A         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 0915                    N7230X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REEDLEY,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT TELEPHONE POLE 14FT AGL. ALSO HIT WALL & HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7230X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7230X-1975-06-27), registration cancelled 1975-06-27, S/N 15059330 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150A
- Registry model: [Cessna 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (registry code 2071804) (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 19750522012069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750522012069A), May 22, 1975: Cessna 150A, Kingsburg, CA, Destroyed. Hit telephone pole 14FT AGL. Also hit wall & house.

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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