# NTSB LAX80DUJ41: Cessna 150, N3575L, Sedona, AZ, December 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1979
- Place: Sedona, AZ · SEDONA, AZ
- Location: 34.8481° N, 111.8152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedona, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8481&lon=-111.8152&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3731  79/12/12   SEDONA,AZ           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N3575L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEDONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEDONA,AZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 25KTS.BEECH 60,N2053G,SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3575L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3575L), registered now, S/N 15062375 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sedona

## 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 19791212039889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791212039889A), Dec 12, 1979: Cessna 150, Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control during landing, veered off runway and crashed into parked aircraft.

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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