# NTSB LAX71FUQ62: Cessna 150J, N61342, Midland, CA, March 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1971
- Place: Midland, CA · MIDLAND, CA
- Location: 33.8611° N, 114.8022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8611&lon=-114.8022&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUQ62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUQ62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0789  71/3/20    MIDLAND,CALIF       CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 143
        TIME - 1230                    N61342              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLAND,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LNDD ON ABANDONED MILITARY STRIP. ROLLED INTO SOFT AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61342](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61342-1973-10-03), registration cancelled 1973-10-03, S/N 15070977 (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: Midland

## Other investigations on N61342 (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 LAX73FUG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUG61), Jun 6, 1973: Cessna 150 (N61342), Corona, 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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