# NTSB LAX76DUG38: Cessna 150, N7267S, Hemet, CA, February 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1976
- Place: Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0405  76/2/19  NR.HEMET,CA           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N7267S              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     AGE 48, 1637 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            134 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HEMET,CA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- BELOW RIDGE. ELECTED TO CRASH LND. UNSOLICITED SEARCH FOR BURGLARY SUSPECT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7267S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7267S-1977-07-08), registration cancelled 1977-07-08, S/N 15067967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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 19760219005179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760219005179A), Feb 19, 1976: Cessna 150H, Hemet, CA, Substantial damage. Below ridge. Elected to crash lnd. Unsolicited search for burglary suspect.

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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