# NTSB LAX69A0070: Cessna 150F, N1501T, Lancaster, CA, May 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1969
- 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3796  69/5/20    LANCASTER,CALIF     CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 0537                    N1501T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STERKS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,CALIF             LANCASTER,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN TAKING PICTURES OF FRIENDS HOME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1501T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1501T-1969-07-07), registration cancelled 1969-07-07, S/N 15062277 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sterks Ranch

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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