# NTSB OAK78FA001: Cessna 150J, N60337, Klamath, CA, October 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1977
- Place: Klamath, CA · KLAMATH, CA
- Location: 41.5729° N, 124.0556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5729&lon=-124.0556&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3351  77/10/16 NR.KLAMATH,CA         CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1754                    N60337              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESCENT CITY,CA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT POWERLINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60337](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60337-1978-01-16), registration cancelled 1978-01-16, S/N 15070233 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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 19771016035499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771016035499A), Oct 16, 1977: Cessna 150J, Klamath, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit powerline.

## Other investigations on N60337 (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 SEA70DWA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DWA08), Mar 9, 1970: Cessna 150 (N60337), Newport, OR, 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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