# NTSB LAX73DUG15: Cessna 150J, N61348, Chino, CA, August 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1972
- Place: Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3228  72/8/27    CHINO,CALIF         CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1023                    N61348              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  CHINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CALIF             CHINO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- 1ST SOLO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61348](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61348-1989-08-16), registration cancelled 1989-08-16, S/N 15070982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Chino

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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