# NTSB LAX69D0183: Cessna 150, N220F, Cuyama, CA, November 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1968
- Place: Cuyama, CA · CUYAMA, CA
- Location: 34.9311° N, 119.6149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cuyama, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9311&lon=-119.6149&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0183
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0183

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4387   68/11/9   CUYAMA,CALIF        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1150                    N220F               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW CUYAMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ADVERSE WINDS ALOFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PLT BLOWN OFF COURSE BY STRONG WINDS. FAILED TO EXCERCISE PROPER CRUISE CONTROL. GR HIT FURROW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N220F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220F-1974-09-10), registration cancelled 1974-09-10, S/N 15061489 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: New Cuyama

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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