# Accident 20150424006522A: Cessna 150M, Van Nuys, CA, April 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2015, 12:00 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2061° N, 118.4897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2061&lon=-118.4897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6211K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6211K) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,777 total, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150424006522A

## Narrative

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

THE C-150, N6211K, PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS TAXIING NORTH ON "A" TO THE RUNUP AREA, PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE DA20, N309EF, PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS TAXIING EAST OUT OF "A1", ALSO TO THE RUNUP AREA. THE TWO AIRCRAFT COLLIDED JUST PRIOR TO ENTERING THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE RUNUP AREA, WHERE "A" AND "A1" COME TOGETHER.

THE PROPELLER OF THE DA20 WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE C-150 SUSTAINED SHEET METAL DAMAGE AND WING SPAR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N309EF, Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1: [Accident 20150424006532A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150424006532A)

## 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 WPR15LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA154), Apr 24, 2015: Cessna 150M (N6211K), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both pilots’ failure to see and avoid each other, which resulted in an on ground collision while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the ground controller’s failure to notify either pilot about…

## Other reports on N6211K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880206016009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880206016009I), Feb 6, 1988: Cessna 150M (N6211K), Moffett, CA. Student pilot ran out of fuel in palo alto traffic pattern. Made a forced landing at Moffett nas.
- [Incident 19791201048419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791201048419I), Dec 1, 1979: Cessna 150 (N6211K), Santa Monica, CA. Student pilot ran out of fuel while complying unnecessarily with air traffic delays, landed safely in field.

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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