# NTSB LAX72DVA23: Cessna 150J, N5607G, Arvin, CA, September 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1971
- Place: Arvin, CA · ARVIN, CA
- Location: 35.1944° N, 118.8306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arvin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1944&lon=-118.8306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DVA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DVA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3392  71/9/12    ARVIN,CALIF         CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N5607G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CALIF           BAKERSFIELD,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ACFT IN PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5607G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5607G-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N 15071107, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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

## Other investigations on N5607G (2)

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 LAX75FUA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA23), Mar 21, 1975: Cessna 150J (N5607G), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73DUJ62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ62), Apr 1, 1973: Cessna 150 (N5607G), Parker, 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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