# NTSB LAX65D0069: Cessna 150, N39804, Long Beach, CA, April 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1965
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65D0069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65D0069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1552  65/4/27    LONG BEACH CALIF    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N39804              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT FAIL TO SECURE SEAT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N39804 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Beach

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.

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