# NTSB LAX71DUJ36: Cessna 150J, N60068, Tucson, AZ, October 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1970
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUJ36-201390

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3952  70/10/15   TUCSON,ARIZ         CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N60068              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 1238 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            774 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AVRA VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,ARIZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PROP STOPPED WINDMILLING,STARTER WOULD NOT TURN ENG,CAUSE UNK.CONTD ENG-OUT APCH,HIT TELFON WIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60068](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60068-1981-06-16), registration cancelled 1981-06-16, S/N 15070051 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Avra Valley

## Other investigations on N60068 (1)

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 MKC79DTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK02), Nov 30, 1978: Cessna 150 (N60068), Sorum, SD, 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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