# NTSB LAX75FUJ04: Cessna 150, N10940, Page, AZ, July 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1974
- Place: Page, AZ · PAGE, AZ
- Location: 36.9147° N, 111.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Page, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9147&lon=-111.4558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1738   74/7/7    PAGE,ARIZ           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N10940              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAGE,ARIZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                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 QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STDNT PLT BOUNCED LOST CNTL WHEN WIND SHIFT RESULTED IN DOWNWIND LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10940](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10940), registered now, S/N 15075152, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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
- Airport: Page

## 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 19740707019359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740707019359A), Jul 7, 1974: Cessna 150L, Page, AZ, Substantial damage. Stdnt plt bounced lost cntl when wind shift resulted in downwind landing

## Other investigations on N10940 (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 FTW75DRG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG06), Jul 21, 1975: Cessna 150L (N10940), Melvin, TX, 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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