# NTSB LAX72DUJ70: Cessna 150, N6604S, Tuba City, AZ, January 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1972
- Place: Tuba City, AZ · TUBA CITY, AZ
- Location: 36.1251° N, 111.2467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuba City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1251&lon=-111.2467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0339  72/1/22    TUBA CITY,ARIZ      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N6604S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 1532 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            319 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUBA CITY,ARIZ              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- I/P DEMO FRCD LDG T/D ON RD.STDNT PULLED CARB HT ON TKOF,ACFT SETTLED,NSD OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6604S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6604S-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 15067404, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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

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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