# NTSB UNK64X1245: Cessna 150, N6539T, Bishop, CA, April 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1964
- Place: Bishop, CA · BISHOP, CA
- Location: 37.3672° N, 118.3989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bishop, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3672&lon=-118.3989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1245
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1245

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0874  64/4/10    BISHOP CALIF        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 144
        TIME - 1445                    N6539T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6539T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6539T-1982-03-26), registration cancelled 1982-03-26, S/N 17939 (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: Bishop

## Other investigations on N6539T (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 OAK78FVG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG19), Feb 12, 1978: Cessna 150 (N6539T), Vacaville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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