# NTSB UNK64X1846: Cessna 150, N2068Z, Walnut Grove, CA, May 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1964
- Place: Walnut Grove, CA · WALNUT GROVE, CA
- Location: 38.2543° N, 121.5358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walnut Grove, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2543&lon=-121.5358&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184010
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1846
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1846

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1340  64/5/19    WALNUT GROVE CAL    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N2068Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALNUT GROVE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2068Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2068Z), registered now, S/N 15059868, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walnut Grove

## Other investigations on N2068Z (2)

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 WPR14CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA204), May 22, 2014: Cessna 150C (N2068Z), Wellington, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while departing from a wet runway.
- [NTSB WPR10CA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA453), Sep 3, 2010: Cessna 150C (N2068Z), Fields, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, resulting in a bounced landing and loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inaccurate perception of the airplane’s proximity to…

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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