# NTSB LAX79FUG33: Cessna 150L, N6911G, Lake Matthews, CA, April 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1979
- Place: Lake Matthews, CA · LAKE MATTHEWS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6911G-1980-09-23), registration cancelled 1980-09-23, S/N 15072411 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Matthews

## 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 19790426007159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426007159A), Apr 26, 1979: Cessna 150L, Lake Matthews, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on an abandoned airport. On takeoff she lost directional control and hit a bank beside the runway.

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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