# NTSB LAX66D0224: Cessna 150, N4240U, Piru, CA, January 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1966
- Place: Piru, CA · PIRU, CA
- Location: 34.4057° N, 118.8051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piru, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4057&lon=-118.8051&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0224

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0173  66/1/18    PIRU CALIF          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N4240U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMULOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4240U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4240U), registered now, S/N 15060240 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Camulos

## Other investigations on N4240U (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 UNK65X0830](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0830), Nov 25, 1964: Cessna 150D (N4240U), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage

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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