# NTSB LAX74AL073: Cessna 150F, N3112X, Chandler, AZ, May 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1974
- Place: Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
- Location: 33.3062° N, 111.8413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandler, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3062&lon=-111.8413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1044  74/5/12    CHANDLER,ARIZ       CESSNA 150F         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 48
        TIME - 1630                    N3112X              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           COPILOT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- NOSE OVR INTO GND FRM LO ALT.PLT BLOOD ALC LVL .16%,C/P .22%,PLT AT CTLS UNK.PLT TIME AS OF 2/73.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3112X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3112X-1974-07-09), registration cancelled 1974-07-09, S/N 15064512 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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 19740512014429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740512014429A), May 12, 1974: Cessna 150F, Chandler, AZ, Destroyed. Nose ovr into gnd frm lo alt. Plt blood alc lvl .16 ,c/p .22 ,plt at ctls unk. Plt time as of 2/73.

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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