# NTSB LAX78FA022: Cessna 150L, N11497, Lucerne Valley, CA, January 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1978
- Place: Lucerne Valley, CA · LUCERNE VALLEY, CA
- Location: 34.4439° N, 116.9678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lucerne Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4439&lon=-116.9678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0112  78/1/22  NR.LUCERNE VALLEY,CA  CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 165
        TIME - 1200                    N11497              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FULLERTON,CA                RETURN                      LUCERNE VALLEY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11497](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11497-1981-06-19), registration cancelled 1981-06-19, S/N 15075462 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780122001749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122001749A), Jan 22, 1978: Cessna 150L, Lucerne Valley, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other investigations on N11497 (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 LAX76FVA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FVA28), Jul 14, 1976: Cessna 150 (N11497), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage

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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