# NTSB LAX71AL049: Cessna 150F, N7144F, Imprial Bch, CA, February 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1971
- Place: Imprial Bch, CA · IMPRIAL BCH, CA
- Location: 32.5654° N, 117.1146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imperial Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5654&lon=-117.1146&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0183   71/2/9    IMPRIAL BCH,CALIF   CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 2328                    N7144F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REAM FIELD NAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROWN FIELD,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOST CONTROL WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED ON LETDOWN FOR APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7144F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7144F-1971-04-02), registration cancelled 1971-04-02, S/N 15063744 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ream Field Nas

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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