# Accident 19970707017109A: Cessna 150G, Daggett, CA, July 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1997, 11:00 local time
- Place: Daggett, CA
- Airport: Barstow-Daggett
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8537° N, 116.7867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BARSTOW-DAGGETT (DAG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8537&lon=-116.7867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N458AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N458AE-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970707017109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAXIING TO RUNWAY VEERED INTO A SAND DUNE. NOSED OVER. BLAMED BAD BRAKE. LEFT BRAKE WAS DRAGGING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX97LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA234), Jul 7, 1997: Cessna 150G (N458AE), Barstow, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inability to attain directional control of the aircraft due to an improperly adjusted parking brake spring.

## Other reports on N458AE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730227005499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730227005499A), Feb 27, 1973: Cessna A150K (N458AE), Bermuda Dns, CA, Substantial damage. Plt not familiar with gusty x-wind proc. Gusting to 20K.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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