LAX71FUM26

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Chula Vista, CA · February 4, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 4, 1971
Place
Chula Vista, CA · CHULA VISTA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N50265Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 16, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159760

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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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3-2135   71/2/4    CHULA VISTA,CALIF   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 243
        TIME - 2320                    N50265              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 231 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IMPERIAL,CALIF              CHULA VISTA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N50265
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Brown Field

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.