# NTSB LAX69A0077: Cessna 182E, N3150Y, Phoenix, AZ, June 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1969
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2447  69/6/27    PHOENIX,ARIZ        CESSNA 182E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1095
        TIME - 2248                    N3150Y              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 495 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,CALIF             PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- PLT WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH TRAFFIC PATTERN. STRUCK 50 FT WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3150Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3150Y-1970-06-04), registration cancelled 1970-06-04, S/N 18254150 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sky Harbor

## Other investigations on N3150Y (2)

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 UNK65X0988](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0988), Dec 12, 1964: Cessna 182 (N3150Y), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3742](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3742), Sep 2, 1964: Cessna 182E (N3150Y), Santa Susana, 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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