# Accident 20200103004919A: Cessna 150M, Twentynine Palm, CA, January 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2020, 21:11 local time
- Place: Twentynine Palm, CA
- Airport: Twentynine Palms Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1361° N, 115.9444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1361&lon=-115.9444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45069, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45069-2023-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 28 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200103004919A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED FRENCH VALLEY AIRPORT (F70) AT 1:30 PM. THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS BLYTHE (KBLH) THEN TO PHOENIX REGIONAL AIRPORT(A39). THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM (A39) AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 PM MT TO TWENTYNINE PAMLS (TNP). THE PILOT WAS IN THE VICINITY OF (TNP), HEADING WEST, THE PILOT CLICKED THE MIC TO TURN ON THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND THEY DID NOT TURN ON, AFTER CIRCLING TO FIND THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT CLICKED THE MIC AGAIN, AND THEY DID NOT TURN ON. THE PLANE WAS LOW ON FUEL, THE PILOT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A DIRT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 PT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE PATTERN. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP, LANDING GEAR AND LEFT AILERON.

## 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 WPR20CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA060), Jan 4, 2020: Cessna 150 (N45069), Twentynine Palms, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's poor preflight planning, during which he failed to verify the proper procedure to activate the runway lights; his inability to locate the airport without lighting; and the airplane’s…

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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