# NTSB LAX72DUJ28: Cessna 150, N2065Z, Tempe, AZ, July 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1971
- Place: Tempe, AZ · TEMPE, AZ
- Location: 33.4148° N, 111.9093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tempe, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4148&lon=-111.9093&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4520  71/7/25    TEMPE,ARIZ          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 0825                    N2065Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEMPE,ARIZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- CAR DROVE ACROSS RWY,ABT 200FT IN FRONT OF ACFT,DRG NORM APCH.EXTENDED TOUCHDOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2065Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2065Z), registered now, S/N 15059865, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sanders

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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