# NTSB LAX72AL035: Cessna 150C, N7802Z, Tonopah, AZ, November 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1971
- Place: Tonopah, AZ · TONOPAH, AZ
- Location: 33.4880° N, 112.9308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonopah, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4880&lon=-112.9308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3845  71/11/16 NR.TONOPAH,ARIZ       CESSNA 150C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 150
        TIME - 1345                    N7802Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STALLED FROM LOW PASS OVER HIWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7802Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7802Z-1972-01-17), registration cancelled 1972-01-17, S/N 15059902 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N7802Z (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 LAX67F0176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0176), Oct 15, 1966: Cessna 150 (N7802Z), Phoenix, AZ, 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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