# NTSB LAX75DVA16: Cessna 150, N17002, Bakersfield, CA, August 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1974
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DVA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DVA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2418  74/8/31  NR.BAKERSFIELD,CALIF  CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N17002              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BAKERSFIELD,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- ENG MISSING,LNDD ON ROAD.STEERED R TO CLR ROAD FOR TRAFFIC,R WING HIT SIGNPOST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17002](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17002-1989-06-15), registration cancelled 1989-06-15, S/N 15073573 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19740831026639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740831026639A), Aug 31, 1974: Cessna 150L, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Eng missing,lndd on road. Steered r to clr road for traffic,r wing hit signpost.

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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