# NTSB LAX74AL045: Cessna A150L, N6043J, Lucerne Vly, CA, December 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1973
- Place: Lucerne Vly, CA · LUCERNE VLY, CA
- Location: 34.4439° N, 116.9678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lucerne Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4439&lon=-116.9678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4145  73/12/20   LUCERNE VLY,CALIF   CESSNA A150L        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1705                    N6043J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 588 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            67 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          APPLE VALLEY,CALIF          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- MANEUVERING FLT,LO ALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6043J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6043J-1974-03-01), registration cancelled 1974-03-01, S/N A1500343 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Registry model: [Cessna A150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (registry code 2071828) (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 19731220042209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731220042209A), Dec 20, 1973: Cessna A150L, Lucerne Vly, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Maneuvering flt,lo alt.

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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