# NTSB LAX69A0002: Cessna 150, N7188S, Reseda, CA, July 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1968
- Place: Reseda, CA · RESEDA, CA
- Location: 34.2011° N, 118.5365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reseda, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2011&lon=-118.5365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0002

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2125   68/7/3    RESEDA,CALIF        DOUGLAS A-26B       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1541                    N8394H              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 45, 15391 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  2  0  0                            285 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-LARGE US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- BOTH PLTS FAILED TO SEE EACH OTHER. N8394H LANDED SAFELY,N7188S CRASHED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2125   68/7/3    RESEDA,CALIF        CESSNA 150          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1541                    N7188S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 42, 7200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-LARGE US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BOTH PLTS FAILED TO SEE EACH OTHER. N8394H LANDED SAFELY,N7188S CRASHED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N7188S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7188S-1971-07-14), registration cancelled 1971-07-14, S/N 15067888 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Van Nuys

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8394H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8394H-1997-05-23), registration cancelled 1997-05-23, S/N 29234 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS A-26B
- Registry model: [Douglas TB-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-tb-26b) (registry code 3020518) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Nuys

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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