# NTSB LAX73AL038: Cessna 150L, N6370G, Murrieta, CA, February 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1973
- Place: Murrieta, CA · MURRIETA, CA
- Location: 33.5539° N, 117.2139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murrieta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5539&lon=-117.2139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73AL038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0437   73/2/8    MURRIETA,CALIF      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N6370G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RANCHO,CALIF                SAN DIEGO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- BECAME LOST,WAS ATMTG TO LND ON HIWAY.PLT STATED PSGR BECAME EXCITED AND PULLED CTL WHEEL BACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6370G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6370G-2011-03-11), registration cancelled 2011-03-11, S/N 15071870 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730208004229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730208004229A), Feb 8, 1973: Cessna 150K, Murrieta, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Became lost,was atmtg to lnd on hiway. Plt stated psgr became excited and pulled ctl wheel back.

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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