# NTSB LAX72AL010: Cessna 150J, N60360, Elsinore, CA, August 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1971
- Place: Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
- Location: 33.6681° N, 117.3273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elsinore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6681&lon=-117.3273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1863   71/8/3  NR.ELSINORE,CALIF     CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1520                    N60360              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      27, 5273 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FULLERTON,CALIF             RETURN                       SAN DIEGO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- HIT CANYON WALL AFTER DESCENT FROM CRUISE ALT. RECOVERY DATE 8/4/71.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N60360 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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