# NTSB LAX69F0311: Cessna 150H, Benson, AZ, March 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1969
- Place: Benson, AZ · BENSON, AZ
- Location: 31.9679° N, 110.2945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benson, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9679&lon=-110.2945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0311

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0003  69/3/28    BENSON,ARIZ         CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    XB-GOA              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-GOA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Benson

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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