# NTSB LAX68D0319: Cessna 150F, N87345, Santa Ana, CA, January 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1968
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0319
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0319

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0285  68/1/26    SANTA ANA,CALIF     CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 0910                    N87345              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT FLEW INTO CLOUDS,ENTERED SPIN. FUSELAGE WRINKLED DURING SPIN RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N87345 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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