# NTSB LAX69D0157: Cessna 120, N77414, Westmorland, CA, September 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1968
- Place: Westmorland, CA · WESTMORLAND, CA
- Location: 33.0390° N, 115.6224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westmorland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0390&lon=-115.6224&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0157
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0157

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3612   68/9/3    WESTMORLAND,CALIF   CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2400
        TIME - 1315                    N77414              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LANDED ON DIRT ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77414](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77414-2026-10-17), registration cancelled 2026-10-17, S/N 11855, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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