# NTSB OAK77FA055: Cessna 150L, N7315G, Concord, CA, September 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1977
- Place: Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
- Location: 37.9722° N, 122.0016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9722&lon=-122.0016&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FA055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3061  77/9/20    CONCORD,CA          CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 284
        TIME - 1826                    N7315G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 208 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.06%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7315G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7315G-1977-12-28), registration cancelled 1977-12-28, S/N 150-74646 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- 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 19770920034219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770920034219A), Sep 20, 1977: Cessna 150L, Concord, CA, Destroyed. Blood alcohol lvl 0.06 .

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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