LAX77FUG05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Riverside, CA · October 23, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 23, 1976
Place
Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N51030Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 23, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761023034079A
Case key
155966

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3078  76/10/23   RIVERSIDE,CA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N51030              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLA-BOB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES ON FINAL, LNDD IN OPEN FLD ADJACENT TO RWY AND FLIPPED OVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N51030
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Fla-Bob

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.