# NTSB OAK76AP039: Cessna A150K, N8430M, Oakland, CA, December 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1975
- Place: Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3855  75/12/29 NR.OAKLAND,CA         CESSNA A150K        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 333
        TIME - 0004                    N8430M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 312 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYWARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN RAFAEL,CA               SAN CARLOS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT RECOVERED FRM SAN FRANCISCO BAY 1/31/76. ACFT NOT RECOVERED TO DATE,DMG PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8430M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8430M-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N A15000130, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Hayward

## 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 19751229041249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751229041249A), Dec 29, 1975: Cessna A150K, Oakland, CA, Destroyed. Plt recovered frm san francisco bay 1/31/76. Acft not recovered to date,dmg presumed.

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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