Accident: Cessna 150
Jan 4, 2020 · Twentynine Palms, CA
NTSB numberWPR20CA060Event id20200107X20502
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's poor preflight planning, during which he failed to verify the proper procedure to activate the runway lights; his inability to locate the airport without lighting; and the airplane’s subsequent low-fuel state as he circled looking for the airport, which necessitated a precautionary off-airport landing, during which the nose landing gear separated.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N45069
- Year built
- 1975
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Landing Fuel related
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP)0 nm (0 km) south-west
- Twentynine Palms Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field (KNXP)14 nm (27 km) north-west
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