# NTSB LAX79DUG17: Cessna 150, N714RT, Lucerne Valley, CA, February 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1979
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0011  79/2/12    LUCERNE VALLEY,CA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N714RT              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UPLAND,CA                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- STOLEN ACFT.ATTEMPTED LDG ON ROAD.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714RT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714RT-2011-01-31), registration cancelled 2011-01-31, S/N 15079381, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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 19790212002819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212002819A), Feb 12, 1979: Cessna 150, Lucerne Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Stolen aircraft found near desert road in inverted position.

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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