LAX72FUQ71

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Lebec, CA · March 21, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 21, 1972
Place
Lebec, CA · LEBEC, CA
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1633QCessna 150L
Status
Completed · report October 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165909

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0378  72/3/21    LEBEC,CALIF         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N1633Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 1850 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1489 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              RETURN                       VENTUCOPA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLT BELOW MTN RIDGE. LOST CTL IN STEEP TURN TO AVOID MTN SLOPE. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 6250 FT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1633Q
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.