LAX70AL039

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Inyokern, CA · January 10, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 10, 1970
Place
Inyokern, CA · INYOKERN, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8714SCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
144372

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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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3-0801  70/1/10    INYOKERN,CALIF      CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 0130                    N8714S              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INYOKERN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INYOKERN,CALIF              INYOKERN,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNKN. TIME OF ACDNT ESTIMATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8714S
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Inyokern

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.