# NTSB LAX75AL001: Cessna 150, N60963, Ramona, CA, July 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1974
- Place: Ramona, CA · RAMONA, CA
- Location: 33.0417° N, 116.8681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ramona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0417&lon=-116.8681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130122
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2393   74/7/2    RAMONA,CALIF        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 57, 163
        TIME - 1047                    N60963              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAMONA,CALIF               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- LOW LEVEL ERRATIC FLT.PLT ALC LVL 200MG%,SPLEEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60963](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60963-1974-09-10), registration cancelled 1974-09-10, S/N 15070700 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ramona

## 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 19740702023039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740702023039A), Jul 2, 1974: Cessna 150J, Ramona, CA, Destroyed. Low level erratic flt. Plt alc lvl 200MG ,spleen.

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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