# NTSB LAX74FUJ33: Cessna 150L, N1613Q, Florence, AZ, November 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1973
- Place: Florence, AZ · FLORENCE, AZ
- Location: 33.0315° N, 111.3873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0315&lon=-111.3873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUJ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3758  73/11/20 NR.FLORENCE,ARIZ      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 126
        TIME - 1730                    N1613Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                PHOENIX,ARIZ                 TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DIDNT REFUEL ENROUTE. LND ON DESERT ROAD,WG HIT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1613Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1613Q-2012-07-09), registration cancelled 2012-07-09, S/N 15072913, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19731120036229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731120036229A), Nov 20, 1973: Cessna 150L, Florence, AZ, Substantial damage. Didnt refuel enroute. Lnd on desert road,wg hit tree.

## Other investigations on N1613Q (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 MKC73DCD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD11), Aug 2, 1972: Cessna 150 (N1613Q), Fort Dodge, IA, 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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