# NTSB LAX67F0331: Cessna 150F, N7911F, Simi, CA, March 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1967
- Place: Simi, CA · SIMI, CA
- Location: 38.6399° N, 122.8744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6399&lon=-122.8744&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119210
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0331
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0331

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1073  67/3/14    SIMI,CALIF          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 155
        TIME - 1410                    N8560G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*        HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- PLT OF N7911F SAW N8560G 40 FT BELOW AND RT.EVASIVE MANEUVER UNSUCCESSFUL.N7911F STRUCK N8560G.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1073  67/3/14    SIMI,CALIF          CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 326
        TIME - 1435                    N7911F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*        HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- PLT OF N7911F SAW N8560G 40 FT BELOW AT RT.EVASIVE MANEUVER UNSUCCESSFUL.N7911F STRUCK N8560G.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N7911F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7911F-2018-03-06), registration cancelled 2018-03-06, S/N 15064011, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- 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: Santa Susana

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8560G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8560G-1971-02-18), registration cancelled 1971-02-18, S/N 15062660 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Susana

## Other investigations on N7911F (3)

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 ANC12LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA031), Apr 22, 2012: Cessna 150F (N7911F), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot did not control the airplane’s pitch attitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during the takeoff initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use…
- [NTSB ANC99LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA086), Jul 4, 1999: Cessna 150F (N7911F), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind. Factors in the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB LAX98LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA080), Jan 17, 1998: Cessna 150F (N7911F), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive airspeed, which resulted in a bounced landing, and, his failure to ensure that his seat locking pin was engaged, which caused his seat to move backwards during the touchdown and…

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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