# Accident 19800228004209A: Cessna 150M, Santa Monica, CA, February 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704MJ-1980-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 220 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800228004209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT MADE STEEP APPROACH TO LANDING. INSTRUCTOR DID NOT TAKE CONTROL. BROKE PROP AND NOSE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX80FUD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUD06), Feb 28, 1980: Cessna 150M (N704MJ), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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