# NTSB LAX77DUK01: Cessna 150, N3273J, Roosevelt Lk, AZ, August 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1977
- Place: Roosevelt Lk, AZ · ROOSEVELT LK, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUK01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUK01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1949  77/8/24    ROOSEVELT LK,AZ     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N3273J              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAPEVINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  ROOSEVELT LK,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3273J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3273J-2024-08-05), registration cancelled 2024-08-05, S/N 15065973, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Grapevine

## 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 19770824025039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770824025039A), Aug 24, 1977: Cessna 150G, Roosevelt Lk, AZ, 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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