LAX73FUJ08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Chandler, AZ · July 14, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 14, 1972
Place
Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N60215Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 26, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167253

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2488  72/7/14    CHANDLER,ARIZ       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N60215              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 2394 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STELLAR CITY ARPK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANDLER,ARIZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NEC TO LND IN PLOWED FLD.ACFT FLIPPED OVER.THO NOT ENTERED IN RECS ENG HD BN CHNGD BY OPERS SHOP.

Aircraft

Registration
N60215
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stellar City Arpk

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.