# NTSB LAX66F0285: Cessna 150, N6260R, Sna Pedro, CA, March 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1966
- Place: Sna Pedro, CA · SNA PEDRO, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0285

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2359  66/3/21    SNA PEDRO CALIF     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N6260R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- OIL LINE TO PRESSURE GAUGE FAILED 4 INCHES FROM GAUGE, OIL SPRAYED ONTO REAR OF INSTRUMENT PANEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6260R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6260R), registered now, S/N 15061560, 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
- Airport: Torrance Muni.

## Other investigations on N6260R (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 SEA69F0001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0001), May 30, 1968: Cessna 150 (N6260R), Kent, WA, 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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