LAX66D0119

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Wasco, CA · September 29, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1965
Place
Wasco, CA · WASCO, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7102XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175652

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2837  65/9/29    WASCO CALIF         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N7102X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL

Aircraft

Registration
N7102X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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