# NTSB LAX67A0107: Cessna 182C, N34271, Hawthorne, CA, May 21, 1967 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed - Date: May 21, 1967 - Place: Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA - Location: 33.9148° N, 118.3481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9148&lon=-118.3481&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 10, 1968 - Report: Brief approved by the director - NTSB case key (mKey): 116962 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0107 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0107 ## NTSB brief (aircraft 2) ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1123  67/5/21    HAWTHORNE,CALIF     CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 186         TIME - 1407                    N7826F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,                                        DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.         NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT            PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT         FACTOR(S)            WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION         WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO         WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT         SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE           PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE           3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE         OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES           SMOKE                                                    230         WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS            10                                                      VFR         TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN           NONE          SPECIAL DATA           SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.           CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT           TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL               CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  82           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   45                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED           ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN         REMARKS- PILOT N34271 FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID N7826F.FLT VIS,GRND VIS-REPORTED 3-MILES IN HAZE.PRTL OBSCRN. ``` ## NTSB brief (aircraft 1) ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1123  67/5/21    HAWTHORNE,CALIF     CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 425         TIME - 1407                    N34271              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,                                        DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  2  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.         NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT            PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT         FACTOR(S)            WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION         WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE         WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT         SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE           PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE           3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE         OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES           SMOKE                                                    230         WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS            10                                                      VFR         TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN           NONE          SPECIAL DATA           SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.           CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT           TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL               CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  53           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   45                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES           ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN         REMARKS- PILOT N7826F FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID N34271. FLT VIS,GRND VIS-REPORTED 3 MILES IN HAZE,PRTL OBSCRN ``` ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N34271](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34271), registered now, S/N 631, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C - Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Engines: reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Airport: Hawthorne ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N7826F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7826F-1970-06-10), registration cancelled 1970-06-10, S/N 15063926 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F - Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Engines: reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Airport: Hawthorne 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.