# NTSB OAK76DVH13: Cessna 150, N5342Q, Wolf, CA, September 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1976
- Place: Wolf, CA · WOLF, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVH13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVH13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3736  76/9/13    WOLF,CA             CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1045                    N5342Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      29, 1810 TOTAL HOURS, 198
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
                                    INTENDED DESTINATION
                                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIM FORCED LDG INTO VALLEY,UN OUTCLIMB SURROUNDING HILLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5342Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5342Q-1981-02-20), registration cancelled 1981-02-20, S/N 15073242 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19760913041249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760913041249A), Sep 13, 1976: Cessna 150L, Wolf, CA, Substantial damage. Sim forced ldg into valley,un outclimb surrounding hills.

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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