# NTSB OAK78DVG75: Cessna 150, N50537, Placerville, CA, August 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1978
- Place: Placerville, CA · PLACERVILLE, CA
- Location: 38.7311° N, 120.7977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Placerville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7311&lon=-120.7977&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVG75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2063  78/8/27    PLACERVILLE,CA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N50537              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLACERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLACERVILLE,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- HIT SIX INCH HIGH STUMP OFF EDGE OF RWY,COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50537](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50537-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N 15069381, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Placerville

## 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 19780827023959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780827023959A), Aug 27, 1978: Cessna A150K, Placerville, CA, Substantial damage. Hit six inch high stump off edge of rwy,collapsed nose gear.

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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