# NTSB LAX70A0026: Cessna 150G, N4783X, Aguanga, CA, November 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1969
- Place: Aguanga, CA · AGUANGA, CA
- Location: 33.4523° N, 116.8555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aguanga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4523&lon=-116.8555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70A0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70A0026

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4783X-1970-06-05), registration cancelled 1970-06-05, S/N 15064833 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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