# NTSB LAX72DUJ51: Cessna 150, N6390G, Scottsdale, AZ, October 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1971
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ51

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3457  71/10/13   SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N6390G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT ATMTD GOARND WHEN ACFT TAXIED ONTO RWY,RTRCTD FLAPS,ACFT SETTLED TO GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6390G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6390G-1972-02-04), registration cancelled 1972-02-04, S/N 150-71890 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Scottsdale

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.