# NTSB LAX74AL001: Cessna 150L, N19249, Indio, CA, July 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1973
- Place: Indio, CA · INDIO, CA
- Location: 33.7206° N, 116.2156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indio, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7206&lon=-116.2156&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1872   73/7/3    INDIO,CALIF         CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1484
        TIME - 1245                    N19249              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERMUDA DUNES,CALIF         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- OBS SAW PLT PERFORMING ACROBATIC & STALL MANEUVERS. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.27 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19249](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19249-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 15074273, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730703024719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730703024719A), Jul 3, 1973: Cessna 150L, Indio, CA, Destroyed. OBS saw plt performing acrobatic & stall maneuvers. Plt blood alcohol level 0.27 pct.

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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