# NTSB LAX66F0231: Cessna 150F, N8661G, W Los Angeles, CA, January 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1966
- Place: W Los Angeles, CA · W LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0464° N, 118.4481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Los Angeles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0464&lon=-118.4481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0231
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0231

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0243  66/1/22    W LOS ANGELES CAL   CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1340                    N8661G              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LEAK IN OIL LINE ATTACHED TO HOBBS HOUR METER PRESSURE SWITCH.NO.1 CONNECTING ROD FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8661G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8661G-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 15062761, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- 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 N8661G (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 LAX71AL018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL018), Oct 5, 1970: Cessna 150F (N8661G), Rialto, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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