# NTSB LAX66F0288: Cessna 150, N6414T, Van Nuys, CA, April 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1966
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (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): 171907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0288
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0288

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2366   66/4/2    VAN NUYS CALIF      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1720                    N6414T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TIEDOWN LINES SNAPPED
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT MOONEY M21 N6747U-SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.PILOT PROPPED ENGINE,AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6414T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6414T-2013-06-07), registration cancelled 2013-06-07, S/N 17814, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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: Van Nuys

## Other investigations on N6414T (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 LAX68D0268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0268), Dec 29, 1967: Cessna 150 (N6414T), Rialto, 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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