LAX70A0026

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Aguanga, CA · November 2, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 2, 1969
Place
Aguanga, CA · AGUANGA, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4783XCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report June 3, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
155079

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3785   69/11/2   AGUANGA,CALIF       CESSNA 150G         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1615                    N4783X              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 33, 287 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            267 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORONA,CALIF                CORONA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WITNESS OBS ACFT 200 FT AGL.

Aircraft

Registration
N4783X
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.