# NTSB LAX73DUJ62: Cessna 150, N5607G, Parker, AZ, April 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1973
- Place: Parker, AZ · PARKER, AZ
- Location: 34.0340° N, 114.2281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0340&lon=-114.2281&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUJ62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0596   73/4/1    PARKER,ARIZ         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N5607G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE HAVASU CTY,ARIZ        BLYTH,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          DUST                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           60                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED ON NSE GR.NSE GR STRUT,ENG MOUNTS BROKEN.MN GR,PROP BENT.WIND GUSTING 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5607G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5607G-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N 15071107, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Parker

## 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 19730401006129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730401006129A), Apr 1, 1973: Cessna 150J, Parker, AZ, Substantial damage. Acft bounced on nse gr. Nse gr strut,eng mounts broken.MN gr,prop bent. Wind gusting 25K.

## Other investigations on N5607G (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX75FUA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA23), Mar 21, 1975: Cessna 150J (N5607G), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX72DVA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DVA23), Sep 12, 1971: Cessna 150J (N5607G), Arvin, CA, substantial damage

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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