# NTSB LAX80FUG03: Cessna 150, N1732Q, Big Bear Lake, CA, October 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1980
- Place: Big Bear Lake, CA · BIG BEAR LAKE, CA
- Location: 34.2429° N, 116.8939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear Lake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2429&lon=-116.8939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG03-129003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3004  80/10/31 NR.BIG BEAR LAKE,CA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 203
        TIME - 1630                    N1732Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RED LANDS,CA                BIG BEAR CITY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1732Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1732Q-1981-02-26), registration cancelled 1981-02-26, S/N 15073032, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19801031071849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801031071849A), Oct 31, 1980: Cessna 150L, Big Bear Lake, CA, Destroyed. Flew into canyon. Unable to outclimb rising terrain and unable to turn around. Struck trees.

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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