# NTSB LAX80DUJ46: Cessna 150H, N50315, Dolan Springs, AZ, April 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1980
- Place: Dolan Springs, AZ · DOLAN SPRINGS, AZ
- Location: 35.5919° N, 114.2733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dolan Springs, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5919&lon=-114.2733&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0450  80/4/17    DOLAN SPRINGS,AZ    CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1818
        TIME - 2100                    N50315              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 168 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOLAN SPRINGS,AZ            BULLHEAD CITY,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50315](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50315-2013-03-19), registration cancelled 2013-03-19, S/N 15069221, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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 19800417009979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417009979A), Apr 17, 1980: Cessna 150H, Dolan Springs, AZ, Substantial damage. Struck dry-wash filled with sand on runway on take-off roll. Made early lift-off. Settled off runway. Nosed over.

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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