LAX66D0174

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Torrance, CA · December 12, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 12, 1965
Place
Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3560JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174324

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3816  65/12/12   TORRANCE CALIF      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1235                    N3560J              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- GUSTY CROSSWIND.AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY AND LANDED IN SOFT GROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N3560J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Torrance

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.