# NTSB OAK76FVA86: Cessna 150F, N3523L, Selma, CA, August 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1976
- Place: Selma, CA · SELMA, CA
- Location: 36.5718° N, 119.6140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5718&lon=-119.6140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVA86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2053  76/8/30    SELMA,CA            CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 0750                    N3523L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SELMA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SELMA,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- IP BELIEVES PLT CROSS CONTROLLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3523L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3523L-1992-05-18), registration cancelled 1992-05-18, S/N 15062323 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Selma

## 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 19760830025549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760830025549A), Aug 30, 1976: Cessna 150F, Selma, CA, Substantial damage. Ip believes plt cross controlled.

## Other investigations on N3523L (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 OAK78FVA80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA80), Sep 4, 1978: Cessna 150F (N3523L), Fowler, 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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