# NTSB LAX66F0198: Cessna 150E, N3548J, Compton, CA, December 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1965
- Place: Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0198
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0198

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3854  65/12/21   COMPTON CALIF       CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 212
        TIME - 1505                    N3548J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR ROD END BEARING BOLT FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3548J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3548J-1971-04-28), registration cancelled 1971-04-28, S/N 15061248 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Compton

## Other investigations on N3548J (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 LAX66F0293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0293), Mar 6, 1966: Cessna 150 (N3548J), Palm Sprngs, CA, destroyed

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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