# NTSB LAX69F0270: Cessna 150, N6858F, Davis Monthn, AZ, January 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1969
- Place: Davis Monthn, AZ · DAVIS MONTHN, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0270
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0270

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0819  69/1/16    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDCESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N6858F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS MONTHAN AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF AT RNWY INTERSECTION ABOUT 2 MIN AFTER DEPARTING C-130. WIND LT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6858F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6858F-1969-02-13), registration cancelled 1969-02-13, S/N 15063458 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Davis Monthan Afb

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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