# Accident 19961224040179A: Cessna 150M, San Diego, CA, December 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1996
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 32.8006° N, 117.1292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8006&lon=-117.1292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63137, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63137-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961224040179A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT CRASHED WITH N943R.

## 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 LAX97FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA075), Dec 24, 1996: Cessna 150M (N63137), San Diego, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command of the Piper PA-28, N943R, to maintain an adequate visual lookout to see and avoid the Cessna 150, N63137. A factor in the accident was the failure of the air…

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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