# NTSB LAX66D0346: Cessna 150, N8840S, Temecula, CA, April 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1966
- Place: Temecula, CA · TEMECULA, CA
- Location: 33.4936° N, 117.1484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temecula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4936&lon=-117.1484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0346
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0346

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2680  66/4/25    TEMECULA CALIF      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 135
        TIME - 1730                    N8840S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON UNSUITABLE GRADED DIRT ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8840S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8840S), registered now, S/N 15062140, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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

## Other investigations on N8840S (3)

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 CEN24LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA297), Jul 31, 2024: Cessna 150F (N8840S), Castroville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain proper airplane pitch control and airspeed during the go-around, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its…
- [NTSB LAX71DUJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUJ02), Jul 7, 1970: Cessna 150 (N8840S), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68D0242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0242), Dec 30, 1967: Cessna 150 (N8840S), Riverside, 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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