# NTSB LAX76FUG45: Cessna 150, N63471, Chino, CA, April 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1976
- Place: Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0747  76/4/11    CHINO,CA            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N63471              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- SECOND SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63471](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63471), registered now, S/N 15077340 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Chino

## 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 19760411008509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760411008509A), Apr 11, 1976: Cessna 150M, Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Second solo flt.

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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