# NTSB OAK79DVD30: Cessna 150, N7714E, Gualala, CA, June 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1979
- Place: Gualala, CA · GUALALA, CA
- Location: 38.8428° N, 123.6201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gualala, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8428&lon=-123.6201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVD30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVD30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1142  79/6/14    GUALALA,CA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N7714E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 58, 3039 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            261 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEANRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE RIVER,CA             GUALALA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    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                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SUDDEN SEVERE CROSSWIND ROLLED ACFT OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7714E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7714E-1983-02-02), registration cancelled 1983-02-02, S/N 17514 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oceanridge

## 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 19790614013639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790614013639A), Jun 14, 1979: Cessna 150, Gualala, CA, Substantial damage. Severe windshear during level off over r/w. rolled acft in steep bank,veered 90 deg to r/w, hit ground,flip. Over.

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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