# NTSB OAK77DVG35: Cessna 150, N3364J, Dorris, CA, May 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1977
- Place: Dorris, CA · DORRIS, CA
- Location: 41.9650° N, 121.9204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dorris, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9650&lon=-121.9204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0772  77/5/22  NR.DORRIS,CA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 0715                    N3364J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KLAMATH FALLS,OR            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- TKOF ON ROAD AFTR PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE ROUGHNESS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3364J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3364J), registered now, S/N 15066064, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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

## 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 19770522011849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770522011849A), May 22, 1977: Cessna 150G, Dorris, CA, Substantial damage. Tkof on road aftr precautionary landing due to engine roughness.

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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