# NTSB OAK78DXQ07: Cessna 150, N6304G, Pyramid Lake, NV, January 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1978
- Place: Pyramid Lake, NV · PYRAMID LAKE, NV
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DXQ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0088   78/1/7  NR.PYRAMID LAKE,NV    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 336
        TIME - 1230                    N6304G              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NV                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT STRIPPED BY VANDALS,ENG MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6304G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6304G-1978-02-24), registration cancelled 1978-02-24, S/N 150-71804 (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

## 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 19780107000229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780107000229A), Jan 7, 1978: Cessna A150K, Pyramid Lake, NV, Destroyed. Acft stripped by vandals,eng missing.

## Other investigations on N6304G (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK75DVD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD12), Sep 22, 1974: Cessna 150 (N6304G), Fremont, CA, substantial damage

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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