# NTSB LAX69D0087: Cessna 150, N6584S, Sahuarita, AZ, July 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1968
- Place: Sahuarita, AZ · SAHUARITA, AZ
- Location: 31.9576° N, 110.9556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sahuarita, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9576&lon=-110.9556&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2624  68/7/31    SAHUARITA,ARIZ      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N6584S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAHAUAITA AUXIL.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK MESQUITE TREES DURING SIMULATED FORCED LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6584S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6584S-1971-09-20), registration cancelled 1971-09-20, S/N 15067384 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sahauaita Auxil.

## Other investigations on N6584S (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 LAX72AL005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL005), Jul 18, 1971: Cessna 150H (N6584S), Homeland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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