# NTSB LAX73DUG47: Cessna 150, N60259, Llano, CA, April 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1973
- Place: Llano, CA · LLANO, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUG47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0879   73/4/8    LLANO,CALIF         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 180
        TIME - 1510                    N60259              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURBANK,CALIF               LLANO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TURNED INTO STEEPLY RISING TERRAIN AFTER LOW PASS AT LDG SITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60259](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60259-1974-10-10), registration cancelled 1974-10-10, S/N 15070178 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730408008779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730408008779A), Apr 8, 1973: Cessna A150K, Llano, CA, Substantial damage. Turned into steeply rising terrain after low pass at ldg site.

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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