# NTSB LAX81DUJ69: Cessna 150L, N19058, Bullhead City, AZ, June 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1981
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ · BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1556  81/6/18    BULLHEAD CITY,AZ    CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 2130                    N19058              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BULLHEAD CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLAGSTAFF,AZ                BULLHEAD CITY,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LN APRX 2MI FM RWY AT NGT.HILLS ON ALL SIDES OF ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19058](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19058-2015-05-06), registration cancelled 2015-05-06, S/N 15074132, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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
- Airport: Bullhead City

## 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 19810618034469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810618034469A), Jun 18, 1981: Cessna 150L, Bullhead City, AZ, Substantial damage. Airplane struck wires on approach to runway. No markers on wires.

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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