NTSB LAX00LA120 — 2000-03-07 · REEDLEY, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N6194T

Make / Model: CESSNA 150E
Year of manufacture: 1964 · 36 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19641009
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A81323

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6194T Cessna 150E None

Probable cause & findings

A loose seat latch which permitted the seat to move aft to a position where the pilot could no longer reach the controls.

Factual narrative

On March 7, 2000, at 1530 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna 150E, N6194T, was substantially damaged when the left wing tip impacted a pole during taxi for takeoff at Reedley, California. The private certificated pilot was not injured. The local area, personal flight was operated by the owner under 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot reported that as she started to taxi following engine start, her seat slipped back and she lost directional control of the aircraft. The pilot, who is 69 inches tall, reported she was unable to attain full rudder deflection for nose wheel steering or full use of the brakes. The tip of the left wing struck a pole before she could regain control. The aft spar of the wing buckled near the wing root. The pilot reported that as she started to taxi following engine start, her seat slipped back and she lost directional control of the aircraft. The pilot, who is 69 inches tall, reported she was unable to attain full rudder deflection for nose wheel steering or full use of the brakes. The tip of the left wing struck a pole before she could regain control. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2000_LAX00LA120.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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