LAX71FUQ20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Newhall, CA · September 23, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1970
Place
Newhall, CA · NEWHALL, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4798XCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report December 16, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158791

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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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3-1476  70/9/23    NEWHALL,CALIF       CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 0859                    N4798X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR TURNED OFF TO SHUT DOWN ENG,UN RESTART ENG DRG DSCNT FROM 4000FT ALT.FLT PHASE UNK.

Aircraft

Registration
N4798X
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.