# NTSB LAX66F0334: Cessna 150, N8044S, Julian, CA, April 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1966
- Place: Julian, CA · JULIAN, CA
- Location: 33.0735° N, 116.5889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Julian, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0735&lon=-116.5889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0334
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0334

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0441  66/4/25    JULIAN CALIF        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1345                    N8044S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 11093 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        REMARKS- FLIGHT WAS TO DEMONSTRATE EFFECTS OF MOUNTAIN WIND CURRENTS ON AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8044S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8044S-1966-06-09), registration cancelled 1966-06-09, S/N 15061644 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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