# NTSB LAX72DVA57: Cessna 150F, N7831F, Delano, CA, March 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1972
- Place: Delano, CA · DELANO, CA
- Location: 35.7664° N, 119.2642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delano, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7664&lon=-119.2642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DVA57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DVA57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1456  72/3/15    DELANO,CALIF        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1855                    N7831F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELANO MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELANO,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT STACK OF WOODEN PALLETS DURG UNAUZD LDG ON ABANDONED STRIP.ABORTED,GR COLLAPSED ON LDG DELANO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7831F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7831F), registered now, S/N 15063931, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Delano Municipal

## Other investigations on N7831F (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 LAX84IA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84IA188), Feb 21, 1984: Cessna 150F (N7831F), Riverside, CA, incident, minor 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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