# NTSB LAX68D0115: Cessna 150, N7178F, Agua Dulce, CA, August 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1967
- Place: Agua Dulce, CA · AGUA DULCE, CA
- Location: 34.5015° N, 118.3209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Agua Dulce, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5015&lon=-118.3209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2734  67/8/10    AGUA DULCE,CALIF    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N7178F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AGUA DULCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7178F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7178F-1971-02-23), registration cancelled 1971-02-23, S/N 15063778 (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: Agua Dulce

## Other investigations on N7178F (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 LAX70F0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0054), Jun 12, 1969: Cessna 150F (N7178F), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68D0302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0302), Dec 17, 1967: Cessna 150 (N7178F), Johannesburg, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0424), Apr 5, 1967: Cessna 150 (N7178F), Burbank, 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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