# NTSB LAX76FUG19: Cessna 150, N50385, Upland, CA, November 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1975
- Place: Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
- Location: 34.1161° N, 117.6599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Upland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1161&lon=-117.6599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151891
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3346  75/11/13   UPLAND,CA           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 0630                    N50385              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UPLAND,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
        REMARKS- NOSE TIRE BLEW OUT LDG.PLT FAILED TO NEGOTIATE TAXI TURNOFF,WENT OVER BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50385](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50385-2009-02-06), registration cancelled 2009-02-06, S/N 15069267, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Cable Airport

## 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 19751113036749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751113036749A), Nov 13, 1975: Cessna 150H, Upland, CA, Substantial damage. Nose tire blew out ldg. Plt failed to negotiate taxi turnoff,went over bank.

## Other investigations on N50385 (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 FTW98FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA190), Apr 23, 1998: Cessna 150H (N50385), Parowan, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and the subsequent inadvertent stall/spin. Factors were the high density altitude, the high, gusty wind condition, and the diverted attention of…

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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