- Date
- April 26, 1979
- Place
- Lake Matthews, CA · LAKE MATTHEWS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6911GCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790426007159A
- Case key
- 136548
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0675 79/4/26 NR.LAKE MATTHEWS,CA CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 73 TOTAL TIME - 1830 N6911G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE MATTHEWS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RIVERSIDE,CA LOCAL LAKE MATTHEWS,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED REMARKS- CLOSED AIRSTRIP MARKED WITH X.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6911G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Matthews
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.