LAX67A0080

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150E · Santa Susana, CA · February 19, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 19, 1967
Place
Santa Susana, CA · SANTA SUSANA, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4096UCessna 150E
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119142

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0122  67/2/19    SANTA SUSANA CAL    CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 400
        TIME - 1140                    N4096U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRECTING LENSES-NOT USED
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK TREE,FENCEPOST,THEN STRUCK A MAN CROSSING RWY END.ARPT SECURITY POOR.NO BOUNDARY FENCE

Aircraft

Registration
N4096U
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Santa Susana

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.