# NTSB LAX69A0050: Cessna 150G, N2884S, Redondo Bch, CA, February 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1969
- Place: Redondo Bch, CA · REDONDO BCH, CA
- Location: 33.8495° N, 118.4008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redondo Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8495&lon=-118.4008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0117  69/2/17    REDONDO BCH,CALIF   CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 2048                    N2884S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK 200 FT POWER LINE DURING NITE FLT.CRASHED INTO GARAGE. BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.19 PERCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2884S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2884S-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 15066784 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hawthorne

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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