# NTSB UNK64X2302: Cessna 150, N4216V, Sanger, CA, June 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1964
- Place: Sanger, CA · SANGER, CA
- Location: 36.7009° N, 119.5577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanger, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7009&lon=-119.5577&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2302
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2302

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1666  64/6/15    SANGER CALIF        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 9 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N4216V              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4216V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4216V-2018-02-13), registration cancelled 2018-02-13, S/N 18572, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4216V (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 ERA14LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA050), Oct 8, 2013: Cessna 170 (N4216V), Ridgely, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB CHI94LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA332), Sep 18, 1994: Cessna 170 (N4216V), St. Anne, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO AN INADEQUATELY RECONDITIONED CYLINDER.

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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