# NTSB LAX74FUG15: Cessna 150C, N2029Z, Adelanto, CA, September 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1973
- Place: Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Location: 34.5828° N, 117.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-117.4092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3948  73/9/24  NR.ADELANTO,CALIF     CESSNA 150C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 127
        TIME - 1855                    N2029Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREY BUTTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CALIF             ADELANTO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PWR LOSS AT 7500FT,EMERG LDNG AT CLOSED ARPT.TEST EQUIPMT ON RWY.HIT CONST EQUIPMT ON OVERRUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2029Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2029Z-1974-05-17), registration cancelled 1974-05-17, S/N 15059829 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grey Butte

## 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 19730924036759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730924036759A), Sep 24, 1973: Cessna 150C, Adelanto, CA, Substantial damage. Pwr loss at 7500FT,emerg ldng at closed arpt. Test equipmt on rwy. Hit const equipmt on overrun.

## Other investigations on N2029Z (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX66F0212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0212), Jan 1, 1966: Cessna 150 (N2029Z), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

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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