# NTSB LAX70F0122: Cessna 150, N22590, Santa Ana, CA, August 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1969
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70F0122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2524  69/8/20    SANTA ANA,CALIF     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1535                    N22590              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 765 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            740 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CALIF             SANTA ANA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- IP TOLD STUDENT TO TAXI BEHIND B-25 IN RUN-UP AREA.B-25 BEGAN RUN-UP AS N22590 WAS BEHIND IT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22590](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22590), registered now, S/N 15068384 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange County

## Other investigations on N22590 (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN76DTM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTM40), Jul 13, 1976: Cessna 150H (N22590), Howell, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69D0331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0331), Apr 10, 1969: Cessna 150 (N22590), San Diego, CA, 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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