OAK76DVD03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T-50 · Sonoma, CA · August 10, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1975
Place
Sonoma, CA · SONOMA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N66794Cessna T-50
Status
Completed · report September 30, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750810027049A
Case key
150155

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2387  75/8/10    SONOMA,CA           CESSNA T-50         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 525
        TIME - 1230                    N66794              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SONOMA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- LND RWY 25,OTR PLT USED 16.SWERVED TO AVOID OTR ACFT.HIT PARKED CESSNA 150,N64655,SUB DMG.

Aircraft

Registration
N66794
Reported as
Cessna T-50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sonoma Valley

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.