# NTSB LAX68D0421: Cessna 190, N9802A, Saugus, CA, May 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1968
- Place: Saugus, CA · SAUGUS, CA
- Location: 34.4114° N, 118.5401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saugus, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4114&lon=-118.5401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0421
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0421

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1414  68/5/26    SAUGUS,CALIF        CESSNA 190          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N9802A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 980 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AGUA DULCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- CONTINUED SLIP TO GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9802A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 190
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Agua Dulce

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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