# NTSB LAX71DUJ57: Cessna 150E, N6222R, Scottsdale, AZ, February 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1971
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUJ57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUJ57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0271   71/2/2    SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ     CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1150                    N6222R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD BEHIND DEP ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6222R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6222R), registered now, S/N 15061522, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scottsdale Mun

## Other investigations on N6222R (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 SEA83LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA125), May 28, 1983: Cessna 150 (N6222R), Kelso, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67F0030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0030), Jul 24, 1966: Cessna 150 (N6222R), Van Nuys, CA, 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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