# NTSB LAX77FUM18: Cessna 150, N733JG, Alpine, CA, February 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1977
- Place: Alpine, CA · ALPINE, CA
- Location: 32.8428° N, 116.7554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8428&lon=-116.7554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0227  77/2/21    ALPINE,CA           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 273
        TIME - 0945                    N733JG              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOTT,AZ                 SAN DIEGO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NOSE GR HIT ROCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733JG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733JG-2011-08-10), registration cancelled 2011-08-10, S/N 15065690, 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

## 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 19770221003589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770221003589A), Feb 21, 1977: Cessna 150G, Alpine, CA, Substantial damage. Nose gr hit rocks.

## Other investigations on N733JG (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX01LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA124), Mar 21, 2001: Cessna 150G (N733JG), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's poor inflight planning/judgement to continue a flight into IFR conditions and not divert to an airport operating under VFR conditions. Factors were the pilot's misunderstanding of…

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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