# NTSB LAX67D0256: Cessna 150G, N3861J, Essex, CA, December 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1966
- Place: Essex, CA · ESSEX, CA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0256
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0256

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4322  66/12/27   ESSEX CALIF         CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 410
        TIME - 2230                    N3861J              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUSSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- PLT ADVISED TO T/O DOWNHILL DUE 40 FT UPSLOPE OF RNWY,T/O UPHILL.WIND CALM.3 ADULTS IN 2-PL. ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3861J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3861J-1989-07-11), registration cancelled 1989-07-11, S/N 15065161 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cusson

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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