# NTSB LAX77FUG05: Cessna 150, N51030, Riverside, CA, October 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1976
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155966
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51030-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N 15069717 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fla-Bob

## 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 19761023034079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761023034079A), Oct 23, 1976: Cessna 150J, Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Hit pwr lines on final, lndd in open fld adjacent to rwy and flipped over.

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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