# NTSB LAX70DUJ37: Cessna 150, N51321, Carefree, AZ, May 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1970
- Place: Carefree, AZ · CAREFREE, AZ
- Location: 33.8232° N, 111.9133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carefree, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8232&lon=-111.9133&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUJ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUJ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0691  70/5/26    CAREFREE,ARIZ       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N51321              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAREFREE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAREFREE,ARIZ               CAREFREE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51321](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51321-1982-12-06), registration cancelled 1982-12-06, S/N 15069922 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carefree Airpark

## Other investigations on N51321 (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA79FYM52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM52), Jul 21, 1979: Cessna 150 (N51321), Sisters, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK75X0106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK75X0106), Apr 30, 1975: Cessna 150 (N51321), Chemult, OR, substantial damage

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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