# NTSB LAX68D0302: Cessna 150, N7178F, Johannesburg, CA, December 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1967
- Place: Johannesburg, CA · JOHANNESBURG, CA
- Location: 35.3719° N, 117.6418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johannesburg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3719&lon=-117.6418&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0302
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0302

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4653  67/12/17   JOHANNESBURG,CAL    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 144
        TIME - 1300                    N7178F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHANNESBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SOFT SNOW.
```

## 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: Johannesburg

## 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 LAX68D0115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0115), Aug 10, 1967: Cessna 150 (N7178F), Agua Dulce, 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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