# NTSB LAX74AL074: Cessna 150F, N7173F, Johnsondale, CA, April 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1974
- Place: Johnsondale, CA · JOHNSONDALE, CA
- Location: 35.9747° N, 118.5409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnsondale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9747&lon=-118.5409&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2270  74/4/25    JOHNSONDALE,CALIF   CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 213
        TIME - 1735                    N7173F              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LK ISABEL,CALIF             SANGER,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WEATHER VFR EXCEPT MTNS WHICH WERE OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.RCVRD 5/2/74 ON TOP OF RIDGE AT 6300FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7173F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7173F-1974-07-31), registration cancelled 1974-07-31, S/N 15063773 (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 19740425016509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740425016509A), Apr 25, 1974: Cessna 150F, Johnsondale, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Weather VFR except mtns which were obscured by clouds. Rcvrd 5/2/74 on top of ridge at 6300FT.

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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