# NTSB LAX77FVA07: Cessna 150, N1402Q, Kernville, CA, October 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1976
- Place: Kernville, CA · KERNVILLE, CA
- Location: 35.7550° N, 118.4309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kernville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7550&lon=-118.4309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FVA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FVA07-155923

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3251  76/10/10 NR.KERNVILLE,CA       CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 390
        TIME - 1334                    N1402Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KERNVILLE,CA                SANTA ANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT WAS IP IN GLIDERS,LOW TIME IN PWRD ACFT. DEN ALT 10000FT. OBSERVED FLYING IN RAVINE BTN MTNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1402Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1402Q-1976-12-27), registration cancelled 1976-12-27, S/N 15072702 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19761010035149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761010035149A), Oct 10, 1976: Cessna 150L, Kernville, CA, Destroyed. Plt was ip in gliders,low time in pwrd acft. Den alt 10000FT. Observed flying in ravine btn mtns.

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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