# NTSB LAX76FUG70: Cessna 150K, N6200G, Wrightwood, CA, August 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1976
- Place: Wrightwood, CA · WRIGHTWOOD, CA
- Location: 34.3437° N, 117.6309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrightwood, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3437&lon=-117.6309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUG70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUG70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2817  76/8/26  NR.WRIGHTWOOD,CA      CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 203
        TIME - 0940                    N6200G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 183 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA VERNE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- PILOT CLAIMS HE BLACKED OUT. ACFT DSCND INTO TREES FOR UNDET REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6200G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6200G-1977-07-13), registration cancelled 1977-07-13, S/N 150-71700 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760826030399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760826030399A), Aug 26, 1976: Cessna 150K, Wrightwood, CA, Destroyed. Pilot claims he blacked out. Acft dscnd into trees for undet reason.

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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