LAX75DUG43

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Yucca Valley, CA · May 25, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 25, 1975
Place
Yucca Valley, CA · YUCCA VALLEY, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N19573Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 25, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750525013199A
Case key
132994

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1137  75/5/25  NR.YUCCA VALLEY,CA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N19573              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARKER,CA                   PALM SPRINGS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- UNSURE OF POS. LND ON ABANDONED STRIP,GR HIT CHUCK HOLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N19573
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.