# NTSB OAK75DVG39: Cessna 150, N17215, Alleghany, CA, November 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1974
- Place: Alleghany, CA · ALLEGHANY, CA
- Location: 39.4667° N, 120.8411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alleghany, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-120.8411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3524  74/11/30   ALLEGHANY,CALIF     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N17215              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 29, 3786 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHANY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          AUBURN,CALIF                RETURN                       ALLEGHANY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- USFS FIRE STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17215](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17215-2018-03-09), registration cancelled 2018-03-09, S/N 15073668, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alleghany

## 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 19741130038059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741130038059A), Nov 30, 1974: Cessna A150K, Alleghany, CA, Substantial damage. Usfs fire strip.

## Other investigations on N17215 (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK74DVG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG60), May 23, 1974: Cessna 150 (N17215), Franklin, CA, substantial damage

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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