# NTSB LAX76FUM24: Cessna 150J, N50643, Fallbrook, CA, April 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1976
- Place: Fallbrook, CA · FALLBROOK, CA
- Location: 33.3747° N, 117.2183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallbrook, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3747&lon=-117.2183&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0752   76/4/9    FALLBROOK,CA        CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 406
        TIME - 0635                    N50643              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALLBROOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FALLBROOK,CA                HAWTHORNE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50643](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50643-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N 15069456, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Fallbrook

## 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 19760409008449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760409008449A), Apr 9, 1976: Cessna 150J, Fallbrook, CA, 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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