# NTSB OAK77FVA23: Cessna 150M, N501CA, Hanford, CA, March 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1977
- Place: Hanford, CA · HANFORD, CA
- Location: 36.3281° N, 119.6548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3281&lon=-119.6548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FVA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0289  77/3/13  NR.HANFORD,CA.        CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 5470
        TIME - 0552                    N501CA              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HANFORD,CA.                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT ENGAGED IN FROST CONTROL OVER PEACH ORCHARD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N501CA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501CA-2012-12-10), registration cancelled 2012-12-10, S/N 15077329, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: 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 19770313005219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770313005219A), Mar 13, 1977: Cessna 150M, Hanford, CA, Destroyed. Acft engaged in frost control over peach orchard

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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