# NTSB LAX77FUQ36: Cessna 150, N7227X, Palmdale, CA, July 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1977
- Place: Palmdale, CA · PALMDALE, CA
- Location: 34.5794° N, 118.1165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5794&lon=-118.1165&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 August 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUQ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1554   77/7/2    PALMDALE,CA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 5000
        TIME - 1020                    N7227X              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NO NAME
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALMDALE,CA                 QUARTZ HILL,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- RUDDER & AIL CTL CABLES LOOSE. R RUDDER CABLE CAUGHT UNDER BATTERY BOX SUPPORT STRUCTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7227X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7227X-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 15059327, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (registry code 2071804) (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: No Name

## 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 19770702018479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770702018479A), Jul 2, 1977: Cessna A150K, Palmdale, CA, Substantial damage. Rudder & ail ctl cables loose. R rudder cable caught under battery box support structure.

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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