# NTSB LAX70FUG30: Morrisey 2150, N5108V, Rubidoux, CA, May 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1970
- Place: Rubidoux, CA · RUBIDOUX, CA
- Location: 33.9961° N, 117.4056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rubidoux, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9961&lon=-117.4056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127962
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1915   70/5/3    RUBIDOUX,CALIF      MORRISEY 2150       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1602
        TIME - 1208                    N5108V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLABOB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UPLAND,CALIF                RUBIDOUX,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK UNMARKED WIRES ON LONG LOW APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5108V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5108V), registered now, S/N FP-8, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MORRISEY 2150
- Registry model: [Morrisey 2150](https://openairdocs.org/model/morrisey-2150) (registry code 5940202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flabob

## Other investigations on N5108V (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 FTW82FRJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRJ01), Oct 10, 1981: Morrisey 2150 (N5108V), Texarkana, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX79FUJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ02), Oct 14, 1978: Varga 2150 (N5108V), Chandler, AZ, 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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