# NTSB OAK78DVG61: Cessna 150, N6493G, Paradise, CA, July 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1978
- Place: Paradise, CA · PARADISE, CA
- Location: 39.7542° N, 121.6064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paradise, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7542&lon=-121.6064&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVG61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1606  78/7/16    PARADISE,CA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 117
        TIME - 1315                    N6493G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARADISE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYWARD,CA                  PARADISE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- DRIFTED OFF RWY.DMGD C-150,N6493G,ERCO 415-C,N99921,C-175,N28DP,AND C-150,N4043J.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6493G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6493G-1982-02-26), registration cancelled 1982-02-26, S/N 150-71993 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Paradise Airpark

## 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 19780716018779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780716018779A), Jul 16, 1978: Cessna A150K, Paradise, CA, Substantial damage. Drifted off rwy. Dmgd C-150,N6493G,erco 415-C,N99921,C-175,N28DP,A-150,N4043J.

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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