# NTSB LAX72FUG32: Cessna 150, N3027J, Riverside, CA, November 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1971
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2079   71/11/3   RIVERSIDE,CALIF     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1505                    N3027J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 646 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            545 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE MATHEWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL MONTE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- STUDENT MADE NOSE HIGH DOWNWIND T/O. IP ATTEMPTED TURN WHEN ACFT WOULDNT CLEAR RIDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3027J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lake Mathews

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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