# NTSB LAX73DUQ42: Cessna 150, N60605, Vandnbg Afb, CA, June 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1973
- Place: Vandnbg Afb, CA · VANDNBG AFB, CA
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUQ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUQ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1840  73/6/28    VANDNBG AFB,CALIF   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 0903                    N60605              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDENBERG AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANDNBG AFB,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- PLT CAUTIONED JET ENG RUNNING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60605](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60605-1977-07-12), registration cancelled 1977-07-12, S/N 15070439 (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
- Airport: Vandenberg Afb

## 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 19730628017939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730628017939A), Jun 28, 1973: Cessna 150J, Vandnbg Afb, CA, Substantial damage. Plt cautioned jet eng running.

## Other investigations on N60605 (1)

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 DEN77FTM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTM04), Oct 9, 1976: Cessna 150J (N60605), Kamas, UT, destroyed

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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