# NTSB OAK77FVG22: Cessna 150L, N5421Q, Fair Oaks, CA, April 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1977
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA · FAIR OAKS, CA
- Location: 38.6501° N, 121.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6501&lon=-121.2513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FVG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0492   77/4/9    FAIR OAKS,CA        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 108
        TIME - 1130                    N5421Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOCKTON,CA                 FAIR OAKS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           69                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- AZTEC N6402Y SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM IMPACT AND FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5421Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5421Q-2013-01-08), registration cancelled 2013-01-08, S/N 15073321, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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
- Airport: Phoenix Field

## 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 19770409007179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770409007179A), Apr 9, 1977: Cessna 150L, Fair Oaks, CA, Substantial damage. Aztec N6402Y suffered substantial damage from impact and fire.

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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