# NTSB OAK79DVG34: Cessna 150, N6683F, Grizzly Island, CA, May 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1979
- Place: Grizzly Island, CA · GRIZZLY ISLAND, CA
- Location: 38.1513° N, 121.9727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grizzly Island, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1513&lon=-121.9727&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0767   79/5/3    GRIZZLY ISLAND,CA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N6683F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 60, 2515 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            846 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILURE TO RELINQUISH CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6683F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6683F-1982-09-30), registration cancelled 1982-09-30, S/N 15063283 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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 19790503007809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790503007809A), May 3, 1979: Cessna 150, Fairfield, CA, Substantial damage. Student froze on controls during practice emergency landing.

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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