# NTSB LAX68D0384: Cessna 150G, N4065U, Lancaster, CA, April 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1968
- Place: Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0384
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0384

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1325   68/4/7    LANCASTER,CALIF     CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N4065U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TOUCH AND GO LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4065U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4065U-1983-08-20), registration cancelled 1983-08-20, S/N 15061465 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fox

## Other investigations on N4065U (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 LAX72FUA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUA17), Oct 4, 1971: Cessna 150E (N4065U), Avalon, CA, substantial damage

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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