LAX70F0027

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Mesa, AZ · July 2, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 2, 1969
Place
Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3695JCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167772

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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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3-2073   69/7/2    MESA,ARIZ           CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1220                    N3695J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  30, 3795 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- T/O ATTEMPTED FROM DIRT FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N3695J
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.