# NTSB LAX75DUJ84: Cessna 150, N8316J, Seligman, AZ, May 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1975
- Place: Seligman, AZ · SELIGMAN, AZ
- Location: 35.3256° N, 112.8572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seligman, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3256&lon=-112.8572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148375
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUJ84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1107  75/5/16    SELIGMAN,AZ         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 362
        TIME - 1215                    N8316J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 321 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SELIGMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINSLOW,AZ                  SELIGMAN,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8316J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316J-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 15066216, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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
- Airport: Seligman

## 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 19750516012499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750516012499A), May 16, 1975: Cessna 150G, Seligman, AZ, Substantial damage. Gusting to 30K.

## Other investigations on N8316J (2)

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 LAX68D0406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0406), Apr 18, 1968: Cessna 150 (N8316J), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68D0100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0100), Aug 1, 1967: Cessna 150G (N8316J), Phoenix, AZ, 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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