# NTSB LAX70F0209: Cessna 150, N50541, El Monte, CA, November 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1969
- Place: El Monte, CA · EL MONTE, CA
- Location: 34.0746° N, 118.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Monte, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0746&lon=-118.0291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70F0209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0209

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4556  69/11/30   EL MONTE,CALIF      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1525                    N6330J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MONTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL MONTE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- CESSNA N50541 FLARED OUT AND T/D.DRG LDG,N6330J HIT TAIL SECTION AND REAR FUSELAGE OF CESSNA.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4556  69/11/30   EL MONTE,CALIF      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 102
        TIME - 1525                    N50541              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MONTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL MONTE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- CESSNA N50541 FLARED OUT AND T/D.DRG LDG,N6330J HIT TAIL SECTION AND REAR FUSELAGE OF CESSNA.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N50541](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50541), registered now, S/N 15069384, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: El Monte

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N6330J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6330J), registered now, S/N 28-4738, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Monte

## Other investigations on N50541 (1)

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 OAK72DVG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG63-201446), May 29, 1972: Cessna 150 (N50541), Redding, 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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